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FZPN03 KNHC 131538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT ALSO WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 11N91W TO 08N91W TO 06N95W TO 07N104W TO 11N103W TO 
13N95W TO 11N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 09N87W TO 
09N89W TO 10N91W TO 12N89W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W 
TO 08N89W TO 07N91W TO 07N94W TO 10N93W TO 12N91W TO 11N86W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N87.5W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N92W TO 08N89W TO 
06N92W TO 06N95W TO 08N96W TO 11N94W TO 12N92W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88.5W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 09N86W TO 09N91W
TO 09N92W TO 13N89W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 32N114W TO 30N115.5W. WITHIN
60 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM
31.5N113.5W TO 30N115W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08.5N79.5W TO 06N80W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
08.5N79.5W TO 05N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE
AZUERO PENINSULA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N127W TO 30N129W TO 29N135W TO 29N137W 
TO 30N139W TO 30N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N124W TO 28N126W TO 
23N136W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N121W TO 20N124W TO 
18N133W TO 11N140W TO 26N140W TO 29N127W TO 23N121W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE FEB 13...

.TROUGH FROM 17N124W TO 11N127W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 
17N BETWEEN 117W AND126W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N83W TO 03N90W TO 03N97W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 03N97W TO 10N125W TO 08N135W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 112W AND 118W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.