000
FZPN03 KNHC 200312
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 23N136W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 21N140W. N OF 22N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N119W TO 
24N130W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N116W TO 24N115W TO 20N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 16N TO 28N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
LINE FROM 23N110W TO 20N107W TO 08N121W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 25W BETWEEN 103W AND 131W AND FROM 
11.5N TO 14N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 08N AND 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON FEB 20...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 15N106W TO 11N108W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ FROM 06N90W TO 05N104W. ITCZ RESUMES FROM 08N113W TO BEYOND 
02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$

.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.