000
FZPN03 KNHC 240250
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N115W TO 29N117W TO 30N117W TO 30N116W TO 29N115W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
27N118W TO 27N126W TO 30N132W TO 30N116W TO 29N115W TO 27N118W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA OF N SWELL 
DESCRIBED BELOW. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 29N113W TO 29N114W TO 30N115W TO 
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 29N113W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 31N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 25N108W TO 23N109W 
TO 26N110W TO 29N113W TO 30N113W TO 25N108W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 14N117W TO 07N131W TO 07N140W TO 24N140W TO 21N129W TO
14N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 
TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N127W TO 13N128W TO 14N127W TO 
14N124W TO 12N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N115W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W TO 
22N132W TO 13N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N128W TO 11N131W TO 13N131W TO 
12N128W TO 13N124W TO 10N128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N118W TO 07N140W TO 25N140W TO 
20N122W TO 14N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
N AND E SWELL. 

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10.5N86W TO 11N87.5W TO 11N88W TO
11.5N88W TO 11.5N86W TO 10.5N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0230 UTC THU FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 10N74W TO 06.5N78W 
TO 05N86W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N86W TO 04N108W TO 07N125W TO 
BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ W OF 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.