000
FZPN03 KNHC 210313
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 06N TO 26N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 18N BETWEEN 115W AND 
125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
03N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 26N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N. 
FROM 06N TO 20N N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 125W AND 
135W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 03N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT NW SWELL W OF 130W
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 21N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 
125W AND FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT NE SWELL W 
OF 125W.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 28N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0115 UTC TUE FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS ANALYZED FROM 05N77W TO 00N82W THEN 
CONTINUES FROM 02N97W TO 05N117W TO 05N127W TO 01N140W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 127W.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER