000
FZPN03 KNHC 230908
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 28N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 24N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 120W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N AND W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 27N128W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

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

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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 THU FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS 04N120W TO 06N128W TO BEYOND 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

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FORECASTER GR