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FZPN03 KNHC 210322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF A LINE FROM 26N113W TO 27N122W TO 30N130W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N. FROM 
09N TO 28N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 
FROM 04N140W TO 08N112W AND W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 28N114W TO 30N126W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 27N W OF 
129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 121W AND 129W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 04N140W TO 
07N120W TO 23N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 26N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
A LINE FROM 04N140W TO 10N110W TO 23N110W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 30.5N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 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 0300 UTC THU FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 02N79W TO 02N84W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02N84W TO 04N90W TO 02N100W 
TO 05N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 133W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 08N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.