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FZPN03 KNHC 022130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU FEB 02 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...AND FROM 11.5N TO 13.0N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF FONSECA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT DOWNSTREAM OF 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO. 

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N132 THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 17N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 20N122W 
TO 15N119W TO 06N130W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 13 FT N OF 29N W OF 
133W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 24N129W 
THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 19N138W. W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 
23N130W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N140W TO 19N127W 
TO 08N106W TO 00N140W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N BETWEEN 116W AND 
131W WINDS 20 KT OT LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N 
TO 20N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W...AND FROM FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 
105W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU FEB 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N85W TO 05N93W TO 03N98W. THE ITCZ 
AXIS CONTINUES FROM 03N98W TO 02N110W TO 05N130W TO 03N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED. 

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.