000
FZPN03 KNHC 202151
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.06 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 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 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 TO 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 27N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 
125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
03N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 
125W AND FROM 06N TO 17N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N W OF 130W AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W 
AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 
20N W OF 110W AND N OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC MON FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS ANALYZED FROM 02N101W TO 05N112W TO 04N121W 
TO 05N126W TO 00N133W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 104W AND 110W.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER