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FZPN03 KNHC 092152
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU FEB 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 
99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVE
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 21N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM
30N125W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 22N135W THEN
STATIONARY TO 20N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 07N132W TO
04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
NEAR 30N128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 23N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 91W...INCLUDING
GULF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 85W AND 98W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PANAMA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 02N TO 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU FEB 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 03N87W TO EQUATOR NEAR 105W. ITCZ FROM 01S102W TO 
03S108W TO 00S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
SURFACE TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 100W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.