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FZPN03 KNHC 211537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 21.                             
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 22.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 26N E OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
23N110W TO 07N118W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 26N W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
08N120W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 27N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC THU FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          
MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON THE 12 UTC SURFACE 
ANALYSIS. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N85W TO 04N94W TO 06N111W TO 
TO 05N121W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 30 NM OF 07N132W AND 08N136W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.