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FZPN03 KNHC 092108
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 07N100W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S
OF 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N97W TO 06N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
10N99W TO 04N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SWELL. 

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W TO 08N95W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER AREA BOUNDED BY A
LINE FROM 11N94W TO 11N86W TO 03N94W TO 11N94W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO
07N94W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM
14N94W TO 11N86W TO 03N94W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.  
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF
LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 07N94W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N E OF
91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 14N94W TO 11N86W
TO 00N94W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NE...SW AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF
LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 07N94W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  REMAINDER
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 14.5N94W TO 11N86W TO 03.4SN94W TO
14.5N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND
NW SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 06N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 75
NM OF LINE FROM 06N80W TO 02N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 04N80W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO
03.5N81.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO
05N81.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 05N81.5W TO
01N82.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW
SWELL. 

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

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N135W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N140W.
N OF 28N W OF 138W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N131W TO 23N140W. W OF 
LINE FROM 30N 13W TO 17N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO
26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W. W OF
A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 18N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 30N140W.

.FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 17N140W TO
10N110W TO 03.4S110W TO 04N140W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 21N140W TO 26N130W TO 11N110W TO 03.4S110W TO 04N140W TO
21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 18N140W TO
14.5N110W TO 03.4S110W TO 02N140W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC TUE FEB 9... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
          
ITCZ FROM 06N89W TO 04N103W TO 06N110W TO 04N120W TO 06N130W TO
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF
LINE FROM 05N90W TO 07N105W TO 03N114W TO 06N125W.  

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.