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FZPN03 KNHC 250322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA S OF 28N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 108W AND 110W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 
21N BETWEEN 107W AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
115W AND N OF A LINE FROM 07N115W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 113W AND N OF 
A LINE FROM 09N113W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W AND N OF A LINE FROM 04N140W TO 
10N110W TO 17N110W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N96W 
TO 14.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 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 0300 UTC MON FEB 25...                   

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 05N77W TO 06N85W TO 04N91W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N91W TO 
06N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 112W AND 120W...AND 
WITHIN 90 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 116W AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.