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FZPN03 KNHC 280337
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 23.5N128W TO 
18N140W. W OF FRONT TO 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND N WIND WAVES...HIGHEST NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 26.5N115W 
TO 20N131W. N OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 24N120W TO 17N140W TO 
27N140W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 19N TO 24N W OF 
127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 22N117W TO 14N130W TO 
14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.

.FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 124W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02.5N TO 14.5N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 14N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 
09.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 92.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM WEST. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 26.5N115W 
TO 20N131W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 
22.5N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 AT 0200 UTC TUE FEB 28...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N115W TO 02.5N116W. WIDELY SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.   

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 23.5N128W TO 
18N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 23N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO WELL DEFINED MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.