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FZPN03 KNHC 202047
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 13N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W TO 14N94W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 13N96W TO 16N96W 
TO 16N94W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N96W TO 13N97W TO 16N97W TO 16N94W TO
15N94W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N96W TO 12N99W TO 16N97W TO 13N96W TO 16N94W 
TO 11N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WITHIN 15N94W TO 
15N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 40 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 12N96W TO 13N97W TO 16N96W 
TO 16N94W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N94W TO 10N102W TO 16N97W TO 12N97W TO 16N93W
TO 09N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N97W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W 
TO 15N94W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N95W TO 09N102W TO 11N103W TO 16N97W TO 
12N91W TO 07N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W. WITHIN 28N140W TO 30N140W 
TO 30N135W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N130W THEN
DISSIPATING TO 22N140W. WITHIN 23N135W TO 21N140W TO 30N140W TO
30N127W TO 23N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N117W TO 20N126W. 
WITHIN 28N121W TO 26N124W TO 26N125W TO 30N125W TO 30N121W TO 
28N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 09N137W TO 07N139W TO 06N140W TO 18N140W TO 13N139W TO
09N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N131W TO 07N140W TO 20N140W TO 
17N134W TO 14N136W TO 11N131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N129W TO 06N140W TO 23N140W TO 
21N133W TO 17N130W TO 08N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT WITH MIXED SWELL.

.WITHIN 08N90W TO 09N92W TO 11N89W TO 11N87W TO 10N86W TO
08N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N79W TO 06N80W TO 07N80W TO 08N79W TO
08N79W TO 06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N79W TO 06N80W TO 07N80W TO 08N79W TO
08N79W TO 06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 2000 UTC THU FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 05N90W TO 03N100W TO 04N106W. ITCZ FROM 
04N106W TO 07N127W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 08N80W TO 03N80W TO 02N89W TO 
02N94W TO 06N95W TO 08N90W TO 10N88W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
06N110W TO 07N106W TO 04N105W TO 04N110W TO 06N110W AND ALSO 
WITHIN 10N135W TO 11N129W TO 09N127W TO 07N134W TO 10N135W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.