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FZPN03 KNHC 122150
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE FEB 12 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.N OF 20N BETWEEN 127W AND 136W MAINLY S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 136W AND FROM 17N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 127W AND 136W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 16N121W TO 
06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 30 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT 
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
23N W OF 130W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW 
AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 23N BETWEEN 124W 
AND 130W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF LINE FROM 
23N127W TO 10N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT TO 123W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N 
OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT N OF 27N. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 22N126W TO 10N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 21N140W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 132W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W 
TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 25N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 22N136W 
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 
24N129W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT N OF 25N.

...GALE WARNING...
.09 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 12N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W TO 10.5N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEA 8 TO 16 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 
105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 00N TO 12N W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 17.5W BETWEEN 115W AND 127W...AND 
S OF 17N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 26N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC TUE FEB 12...

.SCATTERED MODERATE NW OF LINE FROM 24N125W TO 10N140W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 05N87W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N90W 
TO 02.5N103W TO 06N130W TO 08.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
30 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 93W AND 98W...AND 210 NM N 
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 129W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.