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FZPN03 KNHC 281534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC FRI FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.DEEP LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 36.5N132.5W 969 MB WITH ASSOCIATED 
COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N122W TO 19N133W THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 
16.5N140W. N OF 25N WITHIN 210 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS BETWEEN FRONT AND 
130W. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST NW. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS BETWEEN FRONT 
AND 130W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 25N121W TO 08N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 35N125N 986 
MB WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N115W TO 23N121W TO 
17N133W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 23 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W TO 
20N122W TO 06N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 34N122W 1010 MB 
WITH FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 27N110W TO 21N120W. NW OF LINE FROM  
25N112W TO 20N113W TO 09N123W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA FROM 30N115W TO 
23N121W TO 17N133W. N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N112W TO 24N116W. NW OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N86W 
TO 08.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI FEB 28...                      

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA TO 02N80W TO 06N87W TO 
06N92W TO 04N102W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON 
TO 07N116W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 90W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.