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FZPN03 KNHC 200938
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.AREA W OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 12N130W TO 10N130W 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 21N109W 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 23N140W TO 17N128W TO 
13N129W TO 10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N140W TO 
20N111W TO 05N100W TO 03.4S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 13.5N110W TO 
05N125W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. 

.FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N116.5W TO 28N121W TO 
30N133W. N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 116W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 26N124W TO 
26.5N130W. N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT....EXCEPT N 
WINDS W OF 127W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 
29N115W TO 26N117W TO 25N127W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NW. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.36 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 32N114W TO 
30N115W. SE OF FRONT TO 29.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N85W TO 02.5N91W TO 
04.5N104W TO 04.5N110W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03.5N111W TO 
01N123W TO 01.5N130W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS WITHIN 90 NM N AND 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 83W 
AND 108W. 

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.