000
FZPN03 KNHC 181012
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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. W OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 
22N130W TO 15N126 TO 08N133W TO 11N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 20N108W TO 05N120W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT MIXED NW AND N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 19N122W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 128W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 17N104W TO 03N114W TO 00N131W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 29N120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N108W 
TO 07N102W TO 03.4S108W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N120W TO 00N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL...HIGHEST
NEAR 13N136W.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. N OF 31N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 27N TO 28.5N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N87W TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0845 UTC MON FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 04N85W TO 05N98W TO 01N110W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 01N110W TO 00N120W BEYOND 00N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM N OF SURFACE TROUGH AND 
ITCZ BETWEEN 104W AND 114W.

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.