000
FZPN03 KNHC 240233
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF SAME
LINE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE
OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N111W TO 14N113W TO 09N122W TO 10N140W
TO 16N140W TO 26N119W TO 21N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 116W AND 124W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN
120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N135W TO 25N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN
120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 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 0230 UTC SUN FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 06N85W TO 05N90W TO 06N98W. ITCZ  
EXTENDS FROM 06N98W TO 02N119W THEN RESUMES FROM 03N124W TO
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 81W AND 97W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.