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FZPN03 KNHC 232130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 15N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W AND N OF A LINE FROM 04N140W TO 08N110W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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. ELSEWHERE W AND N OF A LINE FROM 03N140W TO 08N115W TO 
29N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W AND 
N OF A LINE FROM 04N140W TO 08N114W TO 27N114W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 
21N BETWEEN 108W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT FEB 23...                   

SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM 17N123W TO 
12N140W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 04N77W TO 08N87W TO 06N92W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N92W TO 
04N100W TO 07N126W THEN RESUMES FROM 06N129W TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.