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FZPN03 KNHC 120219
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES 1005 MB NEAR 29N117W TO 24N115W TO 
18N120W. WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 30N BETWEEN 125W AND 
134W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20 AND W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N W OF 116W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1005 MB NEAR 29N117W WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 25N113W TO 20N116W. WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 
26N112W TO 22N115W. N OF 27N E OF 121W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 124W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N 
OF 20N W OF 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 108W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF A LINE FROM 20N119W TO 12N126W TO 08N126W TO 03N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
19N135W. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N115W TO 
13N123W TO 12N119W TO 07N126W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 16N113W TO 06N112W 
TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N AND E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N AND E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N AND E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0145 UTC TUE MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N84W TO 05N88W. ITCZ FROM 05N88W TO BEYOND 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 103W 
AND 110W AND BETWEEN 123W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.