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FZPN03 KNHC 181517
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N93W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 10N125W TO 
03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 
28N118W. W OF FRONT TO 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW 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 1500 UTC MON FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 05N90W TO 02N105W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 200 NM N OF AXIS FROM 134W TO 138W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.