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FZPN03 KNHC 041545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 04 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W
TO 13N97W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W TO 11.5N99W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM
08N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 99W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 15N95.5W TO 13N96.5W...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 10N99W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM
05.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED MAINLY NE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95W
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
16.5N95W TO 13N96W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND
106W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
REMAINDER AREA FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT S OF 27N. FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 106W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
23.5N110.5W TO 22N111W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24.5N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

.FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 22N134W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N122W TO 20N115W TO 04N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N116W TO 15N113W TO 08N111W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N116W TO 17N110W TO 07N108W TO 00N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W
TO 09.5N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND
93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU FEB 04... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
          
ITCZ FROM 06N84W TO 06N95W WITH SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N95W TO
02N99W. ITCZ RESUMES W OF TROUGH AT 06N99W TO 03N120W TO
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 09N BETWEEN 93W AND
100W...AND WITHIN 360 NM N OF THE ITCZ W OF 133W. ISOLATED
MODERATE WITHIN 200 NM OF WITHER SIDE OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN
100W AND 116W. 

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.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.