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FZPN03 KNHC 260315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N AND 
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 107.5W AND 109.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N BETWEEN 107.5W AND 109.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W AND N OF A LINE FROM 
05N140W TO 08N122W TO 23N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 
25N134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W AND N OF A LINE FROM 05N140W TO 07N122W TO 17N107W 
TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
07N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE FEB 26...                   

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 11N86W TO 07N90W TO 05N102W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N102W TO 
08N120W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 126W AND 133W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.