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FZPN03 KNHC 160319
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08.5 TO 19N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N116W TO 14N122W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 23N...AND 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL N OF 23N...HIGHEST NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 29N140W TO 23N128W TO 
22N124W TO 18N123W TO 12N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 20.5N E OF 118W TO W 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
20N110W TO 08N121W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 13 TO 16 FT N OF 25N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 28N140W TO 20N125W TO 
18N126W TO 12N135W TO 12N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 24N WITHIN 60 NM OF W COAST OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N109W TO 20N108W TO 06N120W 
TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 23N.
.42 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 0200 UTC FRI FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 09N81W TO 02N100W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 02N100W TO 
02N105W TO 03N112W TO 00N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM N AND 30 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 843W AND 100W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.