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FZPN03 KNHC 192122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N128W TO 
22N128W TO 25N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 10N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 27N125W TO 30N140W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 103W AND FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 125W 
AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF A LINE FROM 06N120W 
TO 27N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 26N124W 
TO 30N135W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT 
N OF 27N E OF 128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 2100 UTC TUE FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO MONSOON TROUGH IS PRESENT. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE 
AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N86W TO 04N95W TO 05N120W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180-240 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 126W AND 
134W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.