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FZPN03 KNHC 211532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11.5N97.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 
12.5N97W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 11N98.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 
12N97.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 13.5N96W TO 11N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W TO 
10.5N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER 
FROM 08.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 
104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 11.5N98W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 02N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 25N135W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 
20N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 25N125W. 
W OF A LINE FROM 30N122W TO 20N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 21N W OF 130W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N134W TO 09N128W TO 07N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 21N W OF 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 
32N114W TO 29N116W. N OF 30N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 30N W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 1500 UTC FRI FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 04N90W TO 04N106W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS CONTINUES FROM 04N106W TO 
04N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 02N TO 
07N BETWEEN 95W AND 89W...AND FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 129W AND 
132W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.