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FZPN03 KNHC 050915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN FEB 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN FEB 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 
100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 97.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 101W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF FORECAST 
WATERS. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 25N TO 30N 
BETWEEN 115.5W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 
27N140W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 130W AND 132W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N135W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT N OF THE AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N130W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT W OF FORECAST WATERS. NW OF A 
LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 
26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N137W TO 28N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 114W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N W OF 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5 TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 0800 UTC SUN FEB 5...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 19N TO 24N W OF 138W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 01S81W TO 05S92W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 03N94W TO 02N120W TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 01S TO 08S E OF 85W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE CONVECTION NORTH 
OF THE ITCZ FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W.

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.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.