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FZPN03 KNHC 120316
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 12 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.15 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT ALSO WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 14N95W TO 11N96W TO 10N97W TO 11N99W TO 12N100W TO 
14N97W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 TO KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N121W TO 28N123W TO 29N127W TO 30N129W
TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N121.5W TO 29N124.5W 
TO 29.5N126.5W TO 30N128W TO 30N121.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N122W TO 27N128W TO 
25N135W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N139.5W TO 19N139.5W TO 18N140W TO
20N140W TO 20N139.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N86W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W TO 10N87W TO 11N87W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 09N87W TO
09N88W TO 11N88W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 09N87W TO
09N89W TO 10N90W TO 12N88W TO 12N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N93W TO 09N89W TO 08N90W TO 07N94W TO 
08N96W TO 11N96W TO 12N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.

.09 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N W OF 113.5W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N79W TO 07N80W TO
06N80W TO 06N80W TO 07N80W TO 08N80W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING NEAR
THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON FEB 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N78W TO 06N87W TO 05N105W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 05N105W TO 08N120W TO 09N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.