000
FZPN03 KNHC 281517
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 27N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 
10N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 
05N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 07N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. N OF 24N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ 03N90W TO 01N108W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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FORECASTER DGS