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FZPN03 KNHC 281010
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR  1.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 100W AND 103W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 06N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10N102W TO 
13N96W TO 16N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.
REMAINDER AREA FROM 01N TO 15N BETWEEN 88W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 01N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 08.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 25N140W TO 19N140W TO 19N132W TO 
08N119W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 30N135W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 126W AND 138W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 17N TO 28N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 
25N133W TO 17N126W TO 14N110W TO 03N110W TO 09N117W TO 04N128W 
TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05.5N TO 07N BETWEEN 79.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 
82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 06N85W TO 01N99W TO 07N128W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED 
STRONG WITHIN 100 NM TO 180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 123W AND 126W.

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.