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FZPN03 KNHC 151534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI FEB 15 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N102W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.FROM 04N TO 15N W OF 130W AND FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 17N TO 22N 
W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 
02N TO 06N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 26N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 126W N OF LINE FROM 
10N125W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS IS NO DISCERNIBLE ON THE 1200 UTC MAP. 
THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM A 1009 MB LOW PRES 09N97W TO 06N108W TO 
08N118W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.