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FZPN03 KNHC 280303
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 28 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 23N127W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 
121W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 15N117W TO 08N140W TO 21N140W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A 
LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 14N117W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 29N122W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A 
LINE FROM 20N140W TO 20N120W TO 14N112W TO 09N140W TO 20N120W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N132W TO 30N116W TO 13N113W TO 03N140W 
TO 25N140W TO 30N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 134W AND 140W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 23N140W TO 23N117W TO 12N113W TO 04N140W TO 23N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 29N115W. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF FRONT TO 
29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N113W TO 28N114W. 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 18.5 TO 24N E OF 
110W...INCLUDING S GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09.5 TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 0300 UTC WED FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N81W TO 03N105W TO 08N128W TO 07N140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG S OF 02N BETWEEN 90W AND 101W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF 07.5N138W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.