000
FZPN03 KNHC 242135
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 115W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W 
OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N117W TO 18N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N99W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS 02N106W TO 02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL