000
FZPN03 KNHC 230235
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.45 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF
SAME LINE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 26N112W TO 24N116W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 29N115W TO 24N113W TO 21N122W TO 22N127W TO 26N133W TO
30N134W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
22N111W TO 13N113W TO 08N123W TO 14N140W TO 22N133W TO 27N118W TO
22N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 113W AND 133W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N112W TO 10N118W TO 07N127W TO 10N140W
TO 18N140W TO 14N127W TO 15N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.03 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24.5N TO 28.5N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 0230 UTC SAT FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N76W TO 02N85W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N90W 
TO 04N107W TO LOW PRES NEAR 03.5N109W TO 04N112W TO 02N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 06.5N BETWEEN 94W
AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 04N BETWEEN 102W AND 
105W AND ALSO S OF 02N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.