000
FZPN03 KNHC 190303
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.AREA W OF LINE FROM 26N140W TO 18N125W TO 16N125W TO 09N140W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF LINE FROM 25N112W TO 18N106W TO 12N108W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW TO N SWELL S OF 
22N...AND IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 22N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
LINE FROM 25N112W TO 20N108.5W TO 07N103W TO 03.4S111W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 16N128W TO 
11N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. S OF 09N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N111.5W TO 26.5N120W TO 28.5N131W. PACIFIC 
WATERS N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 22.5N WITHIN 75 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH 
AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.06 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 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 1.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.30 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.
.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 TUE FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHWESTERN COLOMBIA TO 03N88W TO 
04N97W TO 02.5N103W TO 03N109W TO 02.5N113W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 02.5N114W TO 02N119W TO 03N129W. ISOLATED CLUSTERS OF 
MODERATE CONVECTION ARE NOTED FROM 01N TO 03N BETWEEN 85W AND 
88W...AND FROM 02N TO 04.5N BETWEEN 106W AND 112W.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.