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FZPN03 KNHC 282116
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR  1.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N95W TO 13N96W TO 13N97W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N94W TO 11N98W TO 
12N100W TO 16N97W TO 16N94W TO 12N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 05N93W TO 04N103W TO 
12N106W TO 15N94W TO 05N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 13N97W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W 
TO 16N94W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
05N101W TO 10N104W TO 12N103W TO 16N94W TO 14N93W TO 05N101W N TO
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 05N93W TO 01N101W TO 07N112W TO 13N108W TO 14N93W TO 
05N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N93W TO 12N94W TO 13N97W TO 16N96W TO
16N94W TO 13N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N90W TO 
02N100W TO 05N114W TO 13N108W TO 14N93W TO 06N90W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N91W TO 02N102W TO 06N114W TO 11N111W
TO 12N99W TO 06N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 09N87W TO 08N89W TO 09N91W TO 12N90W TO 11N86W TO
09N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N87W TO
11N86W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N85W TO 08N88W TO 
10N89W TO 12N89W TO 13N88W TO 10N85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 09N88W TO 09N88W TO 11N87W TO
11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N88W TO 06N94W TO 
08N96W TO 12N90W TO 11N86W TO 07N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N88W TO 06N90W TO 07N96W TO 11N89W TO
11N86W TO 07N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11N127W TO 10N134W TO 11N136W TO 14N134W TO 14N128W TO
11N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N122W TO 08N140W TO
13N140W TO 18N135W TO 19N129W TO 08N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N127W TO 10N133W TO 12N140W TO 
18N135W TO 15N128W TO 11N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N117W TO 04N125W TO 10N140W TO 
20N140W TO 20N133W TO 10N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N133W TO 13N136W TO 14N135W TO 
14N133W TO 12N133W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N130W TO 11N140W TO 16N140W TO 18N135W TO 
14N129W TO 11N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 10N115W TO 05N128W TO 11N130W TO 
16N140W TO 20N134W TO 10N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N130W TO 08N136W TO 07N140W TO 
17N140W TO 15N133W TO 10N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N119W TO 05N131W TO 11N130W TO 
18N140W TO 18N129W TO 10N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 27N138W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N139W TO 29N138W TO
27N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N133W TO 20N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N131W TO 26N136W TO 20N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N136W TO 18N140W TO 30N140W TO 24N134W
TO 19N136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N128W TO 19N129W TO 19N136W TO
30N136W TO 30N117W TO 26N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 06N79W TO 05N80W TO 05N81W TO 07N80W TO 07N79W TO
06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N80W TO 02N83W TO 04N83W TO 07N81W TO
08N79W TO 03N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S105W TO 03.4S100W TO 03.4S112W TO
02S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N114W TO 01S104W TO 03.4S105W TO 
03.4S120W TO 00N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.

.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N113W TO 30N114.5W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 
31N114W TO 30.5N113W TO 30N113W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC FRI FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 07N83W TO 02N100W TO 04N120W TO 09N135W. TROUGH FROM 
14N133W TO 06N139W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 04N BETWEEN 
96W AND 100W...WITHIN 180 NM NE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 124W AND 133W 
AND ALSO WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.