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FZPN03 KNHC 150331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N117.5W TO 24N124W TO 22N128W THEN STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 21N140W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 124W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N127W. N OF 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 23N BETWEEN 138W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. TROUGH FROM 21N123W TO 09.5N140W. N 
OF TROUGH TO 14.5N BETWEEN 136W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 125W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO DISSIPATE. NEW REINFORCING COLD 
FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 28N126W TO 26N140W. N OF NEW FRONT WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 
130W AND FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 09N126W TO 
02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 30N117.5W TO 
20N111.5W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 127W AND W OF LINE FROM 29N140W TO 
20N130W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 30N117.5W TO 23N113.5W TO 04N128W TO 02N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL S OF 
20N...AND 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO LINE FROM 30N117W TO 
20N115W TO 21N110W TO 23N110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. W OF LINE FROM 28.5N140W TO 
18N128W TO 12N131W TO 10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 21N110W TO 
08N118W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.S OF 10N W OF 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27.5N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 07.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 98W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 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 0230 UTC FRI FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N75W TO 02N80W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N86W 
TO 01.5N100W TO 01.5N115W TO 06.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 86W AND 103W 
AND BETWEEN 111W AND 118W. SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE FROM 
06.5N TO 18N W OF 134W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.