000
FZPN03 KNHC 140341
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU FEB 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO A LINE FROM 15N116W TO 20N125W TO 20N135W TO 
14N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N114W TO 09N104W TO 19N106W TO 
30N119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 128W AND 138W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N 
TO A LINE FROM 12N125W TO 17N132W TO 17N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA S OF 21N W OF 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO A LINE FROM 12N120W TO 16N130W TO 
20N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 18N126W TO 12N123W 
TO 00N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT S OF 26N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC THU FEB 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 01N87W TO 06N97W TO 
04.5N102W TO 06N106W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING 
ON TO 08N112W TO 05N123W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 05N TO 14N W 
OF 129W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.