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FZPN03 KNHC 282133
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 23N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
IN NW SWELL. 

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

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N99W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15N95W 
TO 12N99W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 KT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 08N94W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 
110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 06N TO 24N W OF A LINE FROM 24N120W TO 13N112W TO 06N112W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 24N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
08N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 24N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
02N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC TUE FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS ALONG THE 
EQUATOR BETWEEN 95W TO 120W TO 02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN