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FZPN03 KNHC 262122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 22N140W. N OF 28N 
E OF FRONT TO 126W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT 
ENTERING AREA FROM 30N137W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 08N128W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 22N140W. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE 30N117W TO 
09N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 21N135W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NW. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW  
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE 
FROM 30N117W TO 20N122W TO 08N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 17N134W. N OF 24N 
WITHIN 180 NM E 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 19 TO 
22 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 
SW WINDS BETWEEN FRONT AND 125W. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST N. 
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 07N126W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 
132W 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 2100 UTC WED FEB 26...                      

.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 06N87W TO 04N95W TO 05N115W. IT THEN RESUMES FROM  
05N120W TO BEYOND 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.