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FZPN03 KNHC 231534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 02N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 00N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W... 
AND S OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 00N TO 07N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W...AND S 
OF 00N BETWEEN 108W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 25N135W TO 20N122W 
TO 12N125W TO 05N117W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W...AND FROM 03N TO 
06N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 05N120W TO 00N136W...N OF 06N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 15N...AND MIXED NE AND SW SWELL S OF 
15N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 110W TO A 
LINE FROM 30N130W TO 26N130W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 10N...AND MIXED NE 
AND SW SWELL S OF 10N.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 03.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 07N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 06N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN ABOUT 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 113W AND 117W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 104W AND 
106W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 104W AND 106W 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 SUN FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 03N94W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 03N94W TO 04N120W TO 05N127W TO 03N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 05N 
TO 08N BETWEEN 123W AND 131W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 128W 
AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.