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FZPN03 KNHC 230921
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 
10N115W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 
115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 38N 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 0900 UTC SAT FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH ALONG 05N78W TO 06N85W TO 02N90W. ITCZ FROM 
02N90W TO 05N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM N  AND 60 NM S OF AXIS FROM 135W TO 140W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.