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FZPN03 KNHC 132145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC WED FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO A LINE FROM 14N116W TO 21N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00N115W TO 10N105W TO 19N106W TO 30N119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N 
TO A LINE FROM 12N125W TO 17N132W TO 17N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA S OF 21N W OF 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO A LINE FROM 12N120W TO 15N130W TO 
15N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 23N134W TO 12N103W TO 
00N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 26N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC WED FEB 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 09N84W TO 05N91W TO 05N107W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N107W TO 
05N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM NORTH AND 90 NM SOUTH 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 119W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.