000
FZPN03 KNHC 240921
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 138W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN
135W AND 140W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 30N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 26N140W. FROM 26N 
TO 30N BETWEEN 134W AND 138W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 30N BETWEEN 131W AND 140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 21N140W. W OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THERE IS NO ITCZ CURRENTLY OVER THE FORECAST WATERS NORTH OF THE 
EQUATOR. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.