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FZPN03 KNHC 282143
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.DEEP LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 36N131W 974 MB WITH ASSOCIATED 
COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N119W TO 21N127W THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 
17N134W. N OF 25N W OF 125W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 
FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF THE FRONT NORTH OF 20N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  SE OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 36N127W 984 MB WITH 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N117W TO 23N125W TO 17N133W. NW 
OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 18N140W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 25 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 30N128W. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 35N123N 994 
MB WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N115W TO 23N121W TO 
17N133W. N OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N130W TO 30N137W W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 30N124W. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF LINE 30N116W TO 20N122W TO 06N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
10N120W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI FEB 28...                      

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COSTA RICA 03N102W...WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 08N118W TO BEYOND 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 180 NM OF AXIS EAST OF 87W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.