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FZPN03 KNHC 232150
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W OF 114W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N NW TO N WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 28N112W TO 27N112W TO 32N115W TO 31N114W TO 28N112W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 26N139W TO 24N140W TO 28N140W TO 28N137W TO 27N136W TO
26N139W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
WITHIN 09N138W TO 08N140W TO 11N140W TO 10N139W TO 10N138W TO
09N138W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N131W TO 10N126W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N122W TO 18N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N131W TO 04N140W TO 30N140W TO 
24N133W TO 08N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N136W TO 25N138W TO 25N140W TO 
28N140W TO 26N136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL. WITHIN 12N137W TO 16N139W TO 16N136W TO 20N136W TO 
16N132W TO 12N137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N103W TO 02N140W TO 30N140W TO 
23N132W TO 30N117W TO 07N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 13N96W TO 12N97W TO 14N97W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N96W TO 11N100W TO
15N96W TO 15N94W TO 13N94W TO 11N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 14N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W TO 14N96W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.27 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 10N88W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 
10N90W TO 09N90W TO 10N91W TO 10N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N89W TO 07N97W 
TO 08N103W TO 09N103W TO 11N90W TO 09N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N88W TO 10N90W TO 11N90W TO 12N89W TO
12N88W TO 10N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N99W TO 09N116W TO 12N128W TO 14N118W
TO 10N90W TO 07N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N88W TO 10N89W TO 11N89W TO 12N88W TO
11N86W TO 09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO
10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 08.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 91.5W 
WINDS 20 OT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S98.5W TO 03.4S101W TO 03.5S101W TO
03S99.5W TO 03.5S98.5W TO 03.4S98.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN  SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S98.5W TO 03.4S104.5W TO 
02.5S101.5W TO 02.5S99.5W TO 03.4S98.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S109W TO 03.4S113.5W TO 02.5S112W 
TO 03S110W TO 03.4S109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED S
TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC TUE FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 09N75W TO 
04N100W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N100W TO 05N113W TO 03.5N129W 
TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 116W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION NOTED FROM 02N TO 04.5N BETWEEN 131W TO 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.