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FZPN03 KNHC 222144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC WED FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 13N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 97W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 24.5N BETWEEN 114W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 21.5N TO 26N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 25N114W TO 08N130W TO 
06N140W...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 136W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24.5N E OF 121W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 134W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 22N111W TO 
04.5N127W TO 08N140W...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 125W...WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 134W AND 138W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 20N140W 
TO 23N135W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 AT 2115 UTC WED FEB 22...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 01N98W TO 06.5N90.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM NW OF TROUGH BETWEEN 90.5W AND 
94W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

THERE IS NO ITCZ OVER THE FORECAST WATERS NORTH OF THE EQUATOR. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

$$

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.