000
FZPN03 KNHC 170835
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 12N122W TO 08N135W TO 14N134W TO 19N140W TO 18N123W TO
12N122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N117W TO 08N124W TO 08N140W TO 27N140W TO 
19N122W TO 12N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N126W TO 11N127W TO 14N126W TO 
16N127W TO 14N125W TO 12N126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N123W TO 09N134W TO 05N140W TO 
27N140W TO 18N124W TO 12N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N118W TO 10N134W TO 06N140W TO 
23N140W TO 06N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 10N90W TO 12N89W TO
11N86W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N90W TO 12N89W TO 11N88W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.WITHIN 08N93W TO 05N104W TO 08N110W TO 11N107W TO 08N93W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N92W TO 06N114W TO 10N111W TO 08N104W
TO 09N99W TO 07N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N102W TO 06N107W TO 08N109W TO 
08N106W TO 07N100W TO 05N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.

.WITHIN 03S98W TO 03.4S120W TO 01S120W TO 01S115W TO 02S98W TO
03S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N120W TO 28N123W TO 29N127W TO
30N128W TO 30N119W TO 29N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.24 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 0730 UTC MON FEB 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N74.5W TO 01N80W TO 02N82W. THE 
ITCZ BEGINS NEAR 05N88W TO 05N106W TO 08.5N129W TO BEYOND 06.5N140W.
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04.5N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 102W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION
NOTED FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.