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FZPN03 KNHC 230307
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 23 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N117W TO 28N120W TO 28N123W TO 30N125W TO 30N117W TO
29N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 29N116W TO 30N116W TO 
29N115W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N115W TO 27N118W TO 28N128W TO 30N132W TO 
30N116W TO 28N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N123W TO 13N126W TO 14N129W TO 
15N127W TO 15N124W TO 13N123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N115W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W TO 
25N132W TO 29N117W TO 12N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT MIXED E AND NE SWELL S OF 20N. 

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N89W TO 12N87W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N89W TO 12N88W TO 11N87W TO
11N86W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 07N128W TO 05N140W TO 22N140W TO 16N130W TO 16N117W TO
07N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24.5N140W TO 15N115.5W TO 06.5N134W TO 
06N140W TO 24.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED N TO NE AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA OF N SWELL 
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 30N113W TO 30N114W 
TO 31N113W TO 30N113W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 29.5N113.5W TO 
29N113.5W TO 30N114.5W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO 29.5N113.5W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 31N NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 24N108W TO 23N109W 
TO 28N112W TO 30N113W TO 27N110W TO 24N108W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0240 UTC WED FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 02N80W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
05N87W TO 04.5N114W TO 07N120W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST
FROM 01.5N TO 06N E OF 79.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 
FROM 06.5N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 126W-140W...AND FROM 12N TO 15.5N 
BETWEEN 113W-121W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.