000
FZPN03 KNHC 190325
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN FEB 19 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 26N109W TO 24N110W. FROM 23N 
TO 25N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N107W TO 20N110W. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 24N110W TO 17N120W. N OF 22N W OF THE FRONT TO 
A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 27N123W TO 22N115W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 
22N110W TO 16N122W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED...NEW COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF A LINE FROM 21N108W TO 10N120W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NE TO E REGION. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. E OF THE 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF THE FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 
20N106W TO 09N120W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 
22N138W. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N119W TO 23N130W TO 20N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N 
TO 24N BETWEEN 102W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ FROM 06N86W TO 05N104W TO 06N114W RESUMING W OF A SURFACE 
TROUGH FROM 08N118W TO 03N130W TO 01N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION. 

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.