000
FZPN03 KNHC 210942
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 26N E OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 
07N115W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 08N120W 
TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 28N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...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 0900 UTC THU FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH NOT DISCERNIBLE ON 06 UTC ANALYSIS. ITCZ FROM 
04N90W TO 06N115W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 
115W AND 125W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.