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FZPN03 KNHC 220305
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 08N118W TO 07N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL... 
HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N117W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 17N110W 
TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N 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 0300 UTC FRI FEB 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 04N77W TO 03N83W. ITCZ AXIS 03N83W TO 05N94W TO 
03N108W TO 07N127W TO 05N140W WITH A WEAK TROUGH EMBEDDED WITH 
THE ITCZ FROM 10N127W TO 03N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM LINE 07N83W TO 04N98W...AND WITHIN 90 NM 
LINE 13N113W TO 07N122W TO 08N123W TO 07N127W TO 07N140W.  

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.