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FZPN03 KNHC 020409
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 02 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 16N116W TO 08N119W. W OF TROUGH TO 120W FROM 14N TO 
17N AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 25N BETWEEN 
111W AND 135W AND FROM 06N TO 24N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 16N119W TO 08N122W. FROM 15N TO 
19N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 21N BETWEEN 109W AND 122W AND FROM 
04N TO 18N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 16N123W TO 08N125W. FROM 14N TO 
19N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 19N BETWEEN 110W AND 132W AND FROM 
06N TO 17N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE TO NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT OVER FAR NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 27N AND W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 27N136W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 25N140W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 127W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 
30N127W TO 28N135W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N129W TO
26N135W AND TO 25N140W. BETWEEN A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 26N132W 
AND 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N90W... 
..INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 0345 UTC THU FEB 02...

.TROUGH FROM 16N116W TO 08N119W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 
16N BETWEEN 112W AND 119W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N79W TO 05N93W. THE ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 05N93W TO 03N102W TO 07N115W. IT RESUMES AT 06N121W 
TO 06N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ 
BETWEEN 121W AND 126W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.