000
FZPN03 KNHC 190338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 19 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 22N W OF 110W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 27N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N115W TO 24N125W. N OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 05N TO 
24N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 05N TO 26N W OF 
115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 45 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN FEB 19...

.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W TO 
115W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 03N98W TO 05N105W TO LOW PRES NEAR 05N116W 
1008 MB TO 02N128W. ITCZ FROM 02N128W TO BEYOND 00N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN