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FZPN03 KNHC 160926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN FEB 16 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N129W TO 15N133W TO 15N135W TO 17N135W TO 16N130W TO 
14N129W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 14N116W TO 08N140W TO 24N140W TO 24N134W TO 17N127W TO 
14N116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 
17N130W TO 19N135W TO 18N140W TO 22N138W TO 22N132W TO 17N130W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N115W TO 10N125W TO 10N140W TO 16N139W
TO 17N123W TO 14N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N118W TO 11N129W TO 13N140W TO 
22N140W TO 13N118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N116W TO 09N128W TO 08N140W TO 26N140W TO 
25N134W TO 13N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N121W TO 11N137W TO 15N133W TO 
21N138W TO 19N126W TO 13N121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N123W TO 
12N128W TO 08N140W TO 26N140W TO 16N118W TO 09N123W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N125W TO 06N140W TO 26N140W TO 
22N131W TO 13N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N121W TO 27N128W TO 28N132W TO 30N130W TO 30N119W TO
29N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N120W TO 27N121W TO 28N125W TO 
30N126W TO 30N117W TO 28N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N96W TO 13N97W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 14N94W 
TO 13N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95W N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 09N90W TO 12N89W TO 12N88W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N87W TO 09N90W TO 11N90W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W TO 09N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 10N89W TO 11N89W TO
11N86W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN 06N78W TO 05N79W TO 05N81W TO 08N80W TO 08N79W TO
06N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N79W TO 06N79W TO 06N81W TO 07N81W TO
08N79W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N79W TO 05N79W TO 05N81W TO 07N80W TO
08N79W TO 06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 06N98W TO 06N99W TO 07N100W TO 08N97W TO 07N97W TO 
06N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N92W TO 05N103W TO 10N105W TO 13N103W TO 
11N93W TO 06N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N95W TO 04N106W TO 08N109W TO 10N109W
TO 10N95W TO 07N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N97W TO 07N101W TO 08N100W TO 08N97W 
TO 08N96W TO 07N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N92W TO 06N99W TO 06N112W TO 11N117W TO 09N99W
TO 08N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S108W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S119W TO 
01S113W TO 03S109W TO 03.4S108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
S TO SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S109W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S120W TO 
01S115W TO 02S113W TO 03.4S109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN SW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0830 UTC SUN FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 02N79W TO 04N84W. ITCZ 
BEGINS NEAR 04N84W TO 05N90W TO 03N104W TO 08.5N136W TO BEYOND 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 75 NM OF
COLOMBIAN COAST BETWEEN 00N AND 04.5N. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 08.5N TO 19.5N BETWEEN 113W AND 
136W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.