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FZPN03 KNHC 241532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N112W TO 12N125W 
TO 10N110W TO 00N137W 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 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 110W TO A LINE 
FROM 30N130W TO 25N130W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N 
OF 27N 119W AND 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 27N125W TO 24N135W 
TO 08N113W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL W OF A LINE FROM 
30N138W TO 28N140W.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N W OF 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 27N.

.N OF 23N WITHIN ABOUT 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 104W AND 107W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 116W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 
110W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 00N TO 06N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W...AND S 
OF 00N BETWEEN 107W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 06N.
.24 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 MON FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 04N90W TO 04N100W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N100W TO 02N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02N TO 05N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 110W...AND FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 124W AND 131W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.