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FZPN03 KNHC 222122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
AND N OF A LINE FROM 08N110W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 117W 
AND N OF A LINE FROM 10N117W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W 
AND 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI FEB 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 03N77W TO 08N87W TO 04N94W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N94W TO 
04N110W TO 07N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 86W...FROM 07N TO 
10N BETWEEN 117W AND 120W...AND WITHIN 75 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 
122W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.