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FZPN03 KNHC 241517
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 116W AND 131W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 130W...AND FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
06N TO 22N W OF 130W...AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N W OF 130W...AND FROM 12N TO 
18N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 130W...AND FROM 10N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 118W AND 133W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 
120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 09.5N TO 11.5W AND E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 
26N138W TO 21N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRES LOCATED OVER NORTHERN 
COLOMBIA NEAR 09.5N75W TO 04N88W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N88W 
TO 05N115W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 2.5N TO 5.5N E OF 79W TO THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS SEEN FROM 06N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.