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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 28 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR  2.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N137W TO 26N140W TO 07N140W TO 07N135W TO
30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N120W TO 29N120W TO 29N119W
TO 30N119W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N115W TO 30N119W TO 24N131W TO 30N140W TO
05N140W TO 16N122W TO 23N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N112W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO
06N140W TO 06N134W TO 23N112W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO W SWELL.

.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED S SWELL AND N WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO
29N140W TO 30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA OF NW TO W SWELL
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 30N115W TO
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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 1450 UTC FRI FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08.5N81.5W TO 02.5N102W TO 03.5N128W
TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION
WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COASTS FROM 03.4S TO 07N AND FROM 02S TO
03N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION
FROM 06.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.