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FZPN03 KNHC 180915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 UTC WED FEB 18 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W TO 11N102W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N136W TO 23N138W. WITHIN 180 TO 360 NM NW 
OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 19N130W TO 9N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 9N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 123W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED FEB 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
ITCZ FROM 03N91W TO 04N103W TO 03N112W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF 
5N101W...AND FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 116W AND 135W. 

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.