000
FZPN03 KNHC 240323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 24.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO
11N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROUGH FROM 08N137W TO 20N133W. FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 128W 
AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO
24N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17N140W TO 26N134W. WITHIN 240 NM
OF LINE FROM 22N140W TO 24N132W TO 15N125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 20N125W 
TO 05N105W TO 04N133W TO 20N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 29N140W TO 05N105W TO 03N140W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.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 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.42 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 TUE FEB 24...

.TROUGH FROM 08N137W TO 20N133W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 05N130W TO 18N124W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 21N BETWEEN 121W TO 138W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N88W TO 06N124W TO 09N136W TO 08N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF OF 04N98W. 

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.