Northeast Pacific High Seas Forecast

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FZPN03 KNHC 140234
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 14 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 28N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 135W AND FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 
125W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 121W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 121W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N100W...EXCEPT S OF 05N W OF 110W...
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 130W AND FROM 
10N TO 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 04N81W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE FEB 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 05N77W TO 01N82W TO 05N94W TO 
05N114W TO 01N128W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 01N128W TO 01N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY