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FZPN03 KNHC 252108
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT FEB 25 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 24N130W TO 25N138W. WITHIN 30N120W TO 
30N128W TO 30N127W TO 29N124W TO 29N121W TO 30N120W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N118W TO 30N116W 
TO 30N140W TO 05N140W TO 06N118W TO 12N108W TO 22N118W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N115W TO 
21N130W. WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 02N140W TO
04N121W TO 13N114W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 16N126W TO 20N140W 
TO 10N140W TO 13N125W TO 16N126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N119W TO 25N140W TO 03N140W TO 
09N118W TO 14N113W TO 21N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N89W TO 11N92W TO 09N91W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N87W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 
30N137W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 30N139W TO 30N137W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 28N132W. WITHIN 
30N130W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 30N130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC SAT FEB 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 05N90W TO 01S140W. A SECONDARY ITCZ IS ANALYZED FROM 
02S86W TO 04S99W. SCATTERED MODERATE ALONG THE SECONDARY ITCZ.

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.