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FZPN03 KNHC 131546
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W S TO 
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 
124W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 124W AND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 
LINE FROM 30N122W TO 23N126W TO 10N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED 
SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 20N TO 30N BETWEEN 121W AND 135W AND
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 22N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT 
TO 122W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N 
E OF FRONT TO 131W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 20N128W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 23N136W AND 
WEAKENING TO 21N140W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 124W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N120W TO 21N131W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 26N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N135W AND 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 21N140W. N OF 29.5N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 137W W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 22N129W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT 
N OF 26N.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 21N128W. 
FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 19N126W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 
20N125W. FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE LITTLE CHANGE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
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 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT FROM 11N TO 14N AND 10 TO 15 FT FROM 14N TO 16N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 108W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 00N TO 10N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N W OF 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 00N TO 08N BETWEEN 117W AND 137W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N88W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC WED FEB 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 05N86W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N86W 
TO 03N100W TO 05N124W TO 05N134W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...WITHIN 30 NM S 
OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 94W AND 97W AND WITHIN 30 NM N OF THE ITCZ 
BETWEEN 97W AND 99W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.