000
FZPN03 KNHC 241553
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 24
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 25
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 26

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 23N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN 110W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 28N BETWEEN 135W AND 139W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF 136W SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 24N139W TO 19N142W. N
OF 25N BETWEEN 132W AND 137W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
SEAS 8 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 20N140W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT N OF 12N W OF 132W.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 9 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N 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.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI FEB 24...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 03N113W TO 09N107W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90
NM OF THE TROUGH.

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

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.HONOLULU FORECASTER.