000
FZPN03 KNHC 170308
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 109.5W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 28N. AREA W OF 
LINE FROM 30N140W TO 24N134W TO 23N120W TO 15N125W TO 11N140W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 23N110W TO 19N110W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 118W 
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 111W AND 116.5W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. AREA W OF LINE FROM 29N140W TO 
20N124W TO 11N126W TO 10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 21N108W TO 
06N122W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 115.5W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. AREA W OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 
18N126W TO 14N126W TO 10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 17N105W TO 
09N110W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.  

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 
23.5N. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30.5N114W 1012 MB. WITHIN 75 NM 
S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW TO MOVE ESE AND INLAND. 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 SUN FEB 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06.5N88W TO 04N93W TO 01N110W TO 00.5N129W. 
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03S84W TO 02.5S102W TO 
04.5S123W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 87W AND 103W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.