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FZPN03 KNHC 260304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC WED FEB 26 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 24.5N140W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
130W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N129W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 
24N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT 
FROM 30N137W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE 
30N118W TO 09N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 21N140W. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST NW. 
S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE 30N116W 
TO 08N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED FEB 26...                      

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 11N120W TO 04N123W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 05N TO 10N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
ITCZ FROM 05N90W TO 06N120W. IT THEN RESUMES FROM 07N125W TO 
06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.