000
FZPN03 KNHC 201505
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON FEB 20 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N 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 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 26N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 06N TO 28N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 119W AND 
128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 26N W OF 127W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 01N W 
OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 29N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 
134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 24N134W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA W OF LINE 30N121W TO 21.5N134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 122W AND 134W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 21.5N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC MON FEB 20...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG NOTED FROM 06.5N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS ANALYZED FROM 01N105W TO 01N111W TO 
DISSIPATING LOW PRES NEAR 05N117W 1010 MB TO 04N127W TO SECOND 
LOW PRES NEAR 0.5N131W 1010 MB...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ 
AND CROSSES THE EQUATOR NEAR 132W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 105W AND 
131W.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING