000
FZPN03 KNHC 030321
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 
98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 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 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 18N135W. W OF LINE 
FROM 30N120W TO 20N122W TO 14N119W TO 06N130W TO 05N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 
11 TO 13 FT N OF 28N W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 20N125W WINDS 20 KT OT LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. AREA BOUNDED BY 14N140W TO 17N126W TO 07N108W TO 05N130W 
TO 00N140 TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 125W 
AND 134W...AND FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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. FROM 11.5N TO 
13.0N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA... 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 80W. 
.18 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 0300 UTC FRI FEB 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N81W TO 04N90W TO 02N110W. THE ITCZ 
AXIS CONTINUES FROM 02N110W TO 05N129W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE IS NOTED FROM THE EQUATOR TO 04N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.