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FZPN03 KNHC 230342
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W AND N OF 20N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 12N 
TO 19N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N115W TO 04N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 125W AND FROM 20N TO 27N 
W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 116W AND N OF A LINE FROM 09N116W 
TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 08N W OF 130W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W AND N OF A LINE FROM 
09N115W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 
118W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W AND N OF A LINE 
FROM 09N115W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.03 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 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 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 03N77W TO 08N87W TO 05N92W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N92W TO 
06N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 110W AND 118W...WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 130W AND 
133W...AND FROM 06N TO 08N W OF 136W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.