155 
FZPN03 KNHC 180325
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 23N WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N140W 
TO 10N128W TO 09N128W TO 08.5N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W 
TO 21N108W TO 05N122W TO 00N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT MIXED NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28.5N E OF 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 60 NM OF W 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST N PART. AREA W OF LINE FROM 26N140W TO 19N126W TO 
09N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 17N105.5W TO 
08.5N110W TO 00N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 27N140W TO 12N134W TO 
09N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 21N109W TO 07N102W TO 03.4S109W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.06 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.
.12 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  FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 MON FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N74W TO 04.5N83W TO 05N94W TO 04N100W. 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N100W TO 00N120W TO 00N130W. SECOND ITCZ 
FROM 03.4S94W TO 02.5S106W TO BEYOND 03.4S116W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 104W AND 111W...AND WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF SECOND 
ITCZ BETWEEN 97W AND 104W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.