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FZPN03 KNHC 280301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC FRI FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 19N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 
FT...HIGHEST NW. S OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE 30N116W TO 08N127W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N119W TO 16N134W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 135W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 22 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 139W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT SE E OF 125W. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF 
LINE 30N116W TO 07N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 16N130W. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 125W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 
FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 125W AND 134W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N115W TO 07N130W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
25N128W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 26N113W TO 16N130W. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 121W AND 127W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 
71 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 26N113W TO 05N136W TO 
05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 27N124W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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 0300 UTC FRI FEB 28...                      

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 07N92W TO 05N101W. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 05N101W TO 08N116W TO 04N125W TO BEYOND 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE MONSOON 
TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 90W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.