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FZPN03 KNHC 181504
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N126W TO 11N127W TO 12N127W TO 15N127W TO 13N126W TO 
11N126W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
10N119W TO 08N135W TO 01N140W TO 26N140W TO 19N127W TO 10N119W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N130W TO 08N133W TO 09N140W TO 
22N140W TO 19N135W TO 11N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N135W TO 07N140W TO 21N140W TO 
18N138W TO 13N137W TO 10N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 08N91W TO 11N91W TO 12N89W TO 11N86W TO 
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N89W TO 09N91W TO 10N91W TO 12N89W TO
11N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N88W TO 09N90W TO 11N89W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W TO 09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 05N79W TO 04N81W TO 06N80W TO 07N80W TO 08N79W TO
05N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.WITHIN 07N108W TO 06N109W TO 06N115W TO 09N113W TO 09N110W TO
07N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 13N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N130W TO 24N140W. WITHIN 
29N138W TO 28N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N135W TO 29N138W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC TUE FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04N77W TO 04N90W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
NEAR 04N90W TO 05N120W TO 06N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 110W AND 124W.

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.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.