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FZPN03 KNHC 200323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF A LINE FROM 05N130W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 
97W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 27N129W TO 30N139W. 
LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27N114W TO 26N120W 
TO 28N127W. 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 11N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. 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 21N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF A LINE FROM 
23N110W TO 06N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.

.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 FROM 27N TO 30.5N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 0300 UTC WED FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 03N78W TO 01N84W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01N84W TO 05N110W TO 06N125W 
TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 127W AND 
133W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.