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FZPN03 KNHC 182149
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.AREA W OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 20N128W TO 15N128W TO 12N140W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF LINE FROM 25N112W TO 18N106W TO 05.5N120W TO 00N127W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
LINE FROM 25N112W TO 21N108W TO 06N104W TO 03.4S113W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 26N140W TO 17.5N129W TO 
10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26.5N WITHIN 75 NM OF W COAST OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...FROM 10N TO 12.5N E OF 88.5N...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 MON FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHWESTERN COLOMBIA TO 04N82W TO 
04.5N99W TO 02N111W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 02N112W TO 
00.5N130W TO 01.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 96W AND 
111W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 00N TO 03.4S 
BETWEEN 95W AND 107W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.