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FZPN03 KNHC 161013
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...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 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N102W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 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 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO 
11N103W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. N OF 18N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.30 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 06N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC SAT FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS NOT DISCERNIBLE. ITCZ FROM 04N95W TO 
08N120W...THEN CONTINUES FROM 06N124W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF 07N125W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.