000
FZPN03 KNHC 210910
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 25N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 26N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 05N 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 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 24N W OF 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.  
FROM 06N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT NE SWELL W OF 130W
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N126W TO 20N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 
20N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 09 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 120W 
AND FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT NE SWELL W OF 125W.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N 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 0830 UTC TUE FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS ANALYZED FROM 05N77W TO 05N90W. ITCZ 05N90W 
TO 02N100W TO LOW PRES NEAR 04N120W 1012 MB TO 04N130W TO 
00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 
116W AND 120W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 90 NM NW OF 
LINE 11N112W TO 09N115W.

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FORECASTER GR