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FZPN03 KNHC 152146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 132W AND FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 122W AND 
132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
01N TO LINE FROM 12N109W TO 18N132W TO 30N137W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 26N W OF 135W AND FROM 05N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 129W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N138W TO 
10N117W TO 20N131W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 27N W OF 135W AND FROM 08N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 02N140W TO 
10N126W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT. FROM 09N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 99W 
AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC FRI FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS IS NO DISCERNIBLE ON THE 1800 UTC MAP. 
THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRES 09N98W TO 06N108W TO 
08N118W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.