000
FZPN03 KNHC 200943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM N. N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 29N115W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 125W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 07N115W TO 07N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 23N110W TO 08N120W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 03N78W TO 01N84W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01N84W TO 05N110W TO 06N125W 
TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 127W AND 
133W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.