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FZPN03 KNHC 122143
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE FEB 12 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 22.5N W OF 137W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 125W AND FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 02N140W TO 
11N109W TO 20N110W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 123W AND FROM 08N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 00N126W TO 
10N107W TO 19N108W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14.5N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07.5N TO 15N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 21N W OF 106W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 136W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC TUE FEB 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS 02N81W TO 05N88W TO 05.5N101W... 
WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AXIS...CONTINUING TO 07N123W TO 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND 94W.  SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 
NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 123W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.