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FZPN03 KNHC 211503
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N40W TO 16N114W TO 10N114W TO 05N140W 
TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N140W TO 14N114W TO 
10N114W TO 05N140W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 31N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 27N122W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 126W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N E OF 123W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 30N132W TO 30N116W TO 15N114W TO 23N118W TO 23N125W 
TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 113W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 03N96W TO 04N110W. ITCZ FROM 04N110W TO 
03N120W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 
102W AND 107W...AND WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 05N120W TO 13N110W TO 
13N105W TO 04N114W TO 05N120W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.