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FZPN03 KNHC 210324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE FEB 21 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N45W TO 14N96W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 21N140W. N OF 29N WITHIN 45 NM E OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 
22N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 
24N127W TO 23N133W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF A LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 20N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28W E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 KT IN MIXED SWELL.  

.FROM 06N AND 25N BETWEEN 102W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N116W TO 
06N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ FROM 09N125W TO BEYOND 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.