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FZPN03 KNHC 162151
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 
KT.  SEAS TO 18 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W  N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT.  SEAS TO 18 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 107W  WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 127W AND FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 122W AND 
127W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 00N132W TO 12N116W TO 25N130W TO 30N128W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 07N TO 28N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 126W AND 130W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  N OF 28N W OF 130W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 123W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 134W AND FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 134W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N137W TO 
11N124W TO 30N118W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL HIGHEST N.

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

.12 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 8W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N100W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL E OF 93W AND IN MERGING NE AND N SWELL W OF 93W.

.36 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 04N FROM 79W TO 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS NOT DISCERNIBLE.  ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03N102W 
TO 08N122W THEN FROM 06N127W TO 04N140W.  NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION NOTED.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.