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FZPN03 KNHC 172144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 21.5N E OF 117W TO COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N140W TO 
12.5N127W TO 10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 21N108.5W TO 
03N127W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT MIXED NW 
TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28.5N E OF 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. AREA W OF LINE FROM 28N140W TO 
20N128W TO 10N128W TO 08N140W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
18N106W TO 11N110W TO 04N120W TO 01.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 19N130W TO 
11N128W TO 10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 08N103W TO 00N110W TO 
03.4S111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND N 
SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA  N OF 29.5N W TO NW 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 2000 UTC SUN FEB 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N75W TO 06N78W TO 08N87W TO 07N91W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 06.5N93W TO 02N109W TO 00N128W. SECOND ITCZ FROM 
03.4S92W TO 01.5S98W TO 02.5S110W TO 02S115W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM S OF SECOND ITCZ BETWEEN 
88W AND 103W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.