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FZPN03 KNHC 240831
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 27N115W TO 25N120W TO 26N125W TO 30N133W TO 29N115W TO
27N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA OF N SWELL 
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31N113W TO 30N114W TO 31N115W TO 
32N115W TO 31N114W TO 31N113W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 10.5N86.5W TO 11N89W TO 11.5N88W TO 11.5N87W TO 11N86W
TO 10.5N86.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N89W TO 11N89W TO
12N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 14N125W TO 14N128W TO 15N129W TO 16N125W TO 16N124W TO
14N125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 14N118W TO 09N129W TO 06N140W TO 24N140W TO 21N129W TO 
14N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N139W TO 17N140W TO 18N140W TO 
18N139W TO 18N138W TO 17N139W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N116W TO 
05N140W TO 28N140W TO 23N113W TO 17N121W TO 12N116W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N122W TO 13N125W TO 14N123W TO 
12N122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N116W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W TO 23N134W TO 
18N118W TO 13N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC THU FEB 24...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N-14N BETWEEN 117.5W-124.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 09.5N75W TO 04N79W TO 05.5N89W. THE 
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05.5N89W TO 07N125W TO BEYOND 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06N-08.5N 
BETWEEN 127-140W. 

$$

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.