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FZPN03 KNHC 281522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR  1.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N97W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N93W TO 12N95W TO 
12N98W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 13N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 09N91W TO
05N95W TO 05N101W TO 11N106W TO 16N94W TO 09N91W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N98W TO 15N97W TO 16N95W TO
16N93W TO 13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N95W TO 
06N98W TO 11N101W TO 16N95W TO 13N94W TO 07N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
05N93W TO 00N102W TO 03N108W TO 13N110W TO 15N93W TO 05N93W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N94W TO 12N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
13N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 04N93W TO 02N104W TO 04N110W 
TO 13N110W TO 16N95W TO 04N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 10N85W TO 09N86W TO 08N89W TO 11N91W TO 12N87W TO
10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N88W TO 10N88W TO 11N87W TO
11N86W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N90W TO 10N92W TO 
12N87W TO 10N85W TO 07N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 09N88W TO 10N88W TO 11N86W TO
10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N87W TO 07N91W TO 08N92W TO 
12N91W TO 12N86W TO 08N87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 10N85W TO 05N93W TO 14N93W TO 
12N87W TO 10N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW
AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N88W TO 10N89W TO 11N87W TO 10N86W TO
09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 05N91W TO 04N93W TO 11N93W TO
12N86W TO 10N85W TO 05N91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 10N120W TO 06N120W TO 07N140W TO 15N140W TO 19N132W TO
10N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N120W TO 06N129W TO 11N140W TO 20N137W
TO 12N118W TO 05N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN W TO NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N131W TO 11N136W TO 15N136W TO 15N131W
TO 12N131W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 13N125W TO 08N130W TO 12N140W TO 28N140W TO 18N134W TO 
13N125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N117W TO 04N126W TO 09N140W TO 30N140W
TO 18N130W TO 12N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N133W TO 09N135W TO 09N140W TO 13N140W
TO 14N134W TO 10N133W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N129W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N137W TO 
19N135W TO 11N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 04N110W TO 06N140W TO 
30N140W TO 30N118W TO 17N126W TO 04N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N79W TO 04N80W TO 03N82W TO 07N81W TO
08N79W TO 05N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S102W TO 03.4S118W TO 02S114W TO
02S107W TO 03.4S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N84W TO 02N95W TO 02N110W TO 08N133W TO
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 122W AND
126W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER REINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.