000
FZPN03 KNHC 261559 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC WED FEB 26 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 22N140W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 127W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N 
W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE E NEAR 119W AND DISSIPATE. 
NEW COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA FROM 30N137W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 270 
NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 10N126W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 23N135W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 123W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 134W W TO NW 
WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N 
OF 23N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 
20N122W TO 08N126W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 19N132W. N OF 24N 
WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 
22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS BETWEEN FRONT AND 126W. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT... 
HIGHEST N. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 11N122W 
TO 08N130W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 
137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC WED FEB 26...                      

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04.5N TO 07N BETWEEN 116.5W 
AND 119W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH REMAINS WEAK AND ILL DEFINED ACROSS E PORTIONS OF 
THE AREA INTO COLOMBIA AND IS BETTER DESCRIBED AS ITCZ. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 05N88W TO 04N94W TO 05N116W TO 04N137W TO BEYOND 
06N140W.
 
FROM 09N84W TO 09N87W TO 05N92W TO 05N100W. ITCZ FROM 05N100W TO 
06N106W TO 04N111W TO 03N122W TO 05N132W TO 4N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.