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FZPN03 KNHC 231602
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 23 2021

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 12N97W TO 12N99W TO 
13N97W TO 16N95W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N94W TO 13N97W TO 15N96W TO 
13N95W TO 15N94W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO
15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W 
TO 15N94W TO 14N94W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N96W TO 
14N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N133W TO 27N135W TO 28N137W TO 30N136W TO 30N130W TO
29N133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N136W TO 07N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N125W TO 
27N128W TO 08N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N137W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W TO 
27N131W TO 30N117W TO 07N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N137W TO 26N139W TO 26N140W TO 
29N140W TO 28N136W TO 26N137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N120W TO 04N140W TO 
30N140W TO 24N134W TO 30N118W TO 10N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.WITHIN 09N88W TO 09N90W TO 10N92W TO 12N89W TO 11N86W TO
09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N90W TO 09N91W TO 11N91W TO
11N86W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N90W TO 10N91W TO 11N91W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 06N79W TO 05N79W TO 05N81W TO 07N81W TO 08N80W TO
06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N79W TO 05N81W TO 05N82W TO 08N80W TO
08N79W TO 06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N79W TO 04N81W TO 05N81W TO 07N81W TO
07N79W TO 05N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N79W TO 06N80W TO 06N81W TO 07N81W TO
08N79W TO 06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA.. N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N79W TO 04N80W TO 05N81W TO 07N81W TO
08N79W TO 05N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA... N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 08N96W TO 08N99W TO 09N99W TO 10N95W TO 10N94W TO 08N96W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N101W TO 09N115W TO 12N117W TO 
11N100W TO 09N93W TO 06N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N98W TO 06N102W TO 07N110W TO 11N120W
TO 13N120W TO 08N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1540 UTC TUE FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1011 MB LOW NEAR 10N75W TO 06N82W 
TO 07N87W TO 04N99W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N99W TO 03N123W TO
05N135W TO BEYOND 04.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED FROM 02.5N TO 06N E OF 79W, ALONG AND N OF THE 
ITCZ FROM 04N TO 07.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION NOTED FROM 03.5N TO 06.5N BETWEEN 129W TO 137W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.