000
FZPN03 KNHC 202220
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 27N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...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 FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N115W TO 
26N116W. FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA. N OF 29N 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 28N115W. N OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF THE BAJA OFFSHORES. N OF 26N E 
OF 132W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC WED FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 03N90W TO 03N112W. 
THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 03N112W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
IS WITHIN ABOUT 210 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 98W AND 110W. 

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.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.