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FZPN03 KNHC 191524
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 10N125W 
TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 30N130W TO 10N105W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N115W TO 28N121W. W OF FRONT TO 
130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 28N114W TO 25N116W. N 
OF 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 01500 UTC TUE FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 06N86W TO 04N105W TO 07N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 200 NM N OF AXIS FROM 125W TO 
133W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.