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FZPN03 KNHC 202126
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 
105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 
08N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT WITHIN 45 NM OF GULF OF PAPAGAYO. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 10N87W TO 09N91W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.S OF 00N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR S OF 01S BETWEEN 113W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 05N81W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD APPROACHING NW PART. W OF LINE FROM 
30N138W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 25N140W. 
W OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 20N136W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI FEB 20...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 11N122W TO 06N126W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84 TO WEAK LOW PRES AT 05N89W 
1010 MB TO 04N92W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N92W TO 03N110W TO 
04N120W TO 05N130W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.