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FZPN03 KNHC 242113
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU FEB 24 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. FROM 05N TO 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 
110W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 
25N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18 W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 107W AND 113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 107W AND 114W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 116W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N124W TO 29N127W TO 29N137W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N118W TO 27N122W TO 26N138W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT JUST 
AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC THU FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES 
NEAR 05N78W TO 03N100W TO 05N107W TO 07128W TO 05N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.