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FZPN03 KNHC 230330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 23 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 25N138W. W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N130W TO 20N133W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N138W TO 25N138W. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 21N132W TO 08N136W. FROM 13N TO 17N E OF TROUGH TO 
128W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N132W TO 10N136W. FROM 18N TO 
22N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 17N TO 
22N E OF TROUGH TO 125W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 17N128W TO 12N122W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 22N137W TO 11N138W. NEW 
TROUGH FROM 20N134W TO 10N135W. FROM 19N TO 25N W OF 126W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
FROM 12N TO 25N E OF NEW TROUGH TO 126W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 
13N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W...AND FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 
126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA TROUGH FROM 32N114W TO 30.5N115W. N OF 29.5N 
AND SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA TROUGH FROM 32N114W TO 
30N115W. N OF 29.5N AND SE OF TROUGH 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 GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
10N88W TO 09N92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON FEB 23...

.TROUGH FROM 20N132W TO 08N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 129W AND 132W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION IS FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 132W AND 137W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
ITCZ FROM 06N90W TO 03N100W TO 05N120W TO 08N133W THEN RESUMES 
AT 08N137W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 96W AND 98W...FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 125W AND 
128W...AND FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 130W AND 133W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.