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FZPN03 KNHC 240334
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 29N W OF 133W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 116W N OF A 
LINE FROM 04N140W TO 08N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT N OF 25N BETWEEN 117W 
AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 116W AND N OF A LINE FROM 04N140W TO 
08N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W AND N OF A LINE FROM 
04N140W TO 10N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.12 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 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 
21N BETWEEN 108W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN FEB 24...                   

SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM 12N140W TO 
18N120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 06N77W TO 05N82W TO 05N92W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N92W TO 
07N125W THEN RESUMES FROM 07N129W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
N OF ITCZ TO 13N BETWEEN 130W AND 133W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.