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FZPN03 KNHC 241615
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 24.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 15N95W TO 14N95W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROUGH FROM 08N138W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 13N137W AND TO 
19N137W TO 23N135W. FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 
10N120W TO 16N124W TO 19N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED TO JUST W OF AREA. WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 22N132W TO 19N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 19N130W TO 
14N127W TO 10N123W TO 08N118W TO 08N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 138W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 29N W OF 137W AND WITHIN
180 NM OF LINE FROM 24N138W TO 18N138W TO 13N130W TO 09N126W AND 
ALSO FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 107W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 133W AND 138W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 30N W 
OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 1545 UTC TUE FEB 24...

.TROUGH FROM 03N126W TO 08N125W TO 13N126W TO 18N126W... 
SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 12N TO 17N. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF TROUGH FROM 
12N TO 05N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 07N E OF 79W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N90W TO 04N100W TO 05N110W TO 04N118W TO 
04N124W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 108W 
AND 113W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.