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FZPN03 KNHC 192146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.AREA W OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 18N128W TO 12N128W TO 10N140W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 22N109W TO 07N103W 
TO 03.4N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 28N140W TO 19N130W TO 
16N130W TO 12N140W...AND FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 05N100W TO 03.4S103W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 16N110W TO 
11.5N110W TO 03.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.FROM 21N TO 23.5W BETWEEN 109W AND 111W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED 
ABOVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 27N120W TO 
29N132W. N OF FRONT E OF 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 29.5N115.5W TO 25.5N127W TO 
26.5N118W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT..

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 32N114.5W 
TO 30N115W. SE OF FRONT TO 29.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC TUE FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 02.5N92W TO 05N108W 
TO 03.5N112W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03.5N113W TO 02N130W TO 
03N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 00 TO 
05.5N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION IS FROM 03.5N TO 06N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.