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FZPN03 KNHC 130333
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED FEB 13 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 22.5N W OF 138W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W AND FROM 10N 
TO 17N BETWEEN 113W AND 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE  
03N140W TO 10N109W TO 20N110W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 126W AND FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 124W AND 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 00N123W TO 
10N106W TO 20N108W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
08N TO 20N W OF 127W AND FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 21N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ADJACENT PACIFIC N OF 21N E OF 109W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ADJACENT PACIFIC N OF 
21N E OF 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 10 FT S OF 26N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 0215 UTC WED FEB 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS 00N85W TO 06N95W TO 05N102W... WHERE 
IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING TO 07N126W TO 05N132W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 89W AND 94W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N AND 
270 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 124W AND 131W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.