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FZPN03 KNHC 221553
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 22.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 23.                     
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 27N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. FROM 10N TO 23N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W OF 135W. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 
117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL
EXCEPT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL W OF 130W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
 
.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 1545 UTC FRI FEB 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 07N86W TO 02N93W. ITCZ 
AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02N93W TO 04N101W TO 04N112W TO 07N121W TO 
07N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE 
AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 120W...WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
109W AND 112W...AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 124W AND 
130W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.