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FZPN03 KNHC 262145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF LINE FROM 07N110W TO 20N110W TO 
30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 24N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF LINE FROM 07N110W TO 
20N110W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N W OF 109W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N AND FROM 19N TO 
23N BETWEEN 108W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC TUE FEB 26...                   
.TROUGH FROM 10N120W TO 05N126W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 
NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH N OF 07N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N77W TO 07N85W TO 04N91W TO 04N100W 
TO 05N105W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N105W TO 05N110W TO 03N118W 06N123W 
THEN CONTINUES FROM 06N127W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 135W AND 141W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.