172 
FZPN03 KNHC 200303
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 20 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N97W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 
15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N97W TO 12N98W TO 
14N97W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N95W TO 15N97W TO 
16N96W TO 15N94W TO 14N93W TO 12N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 10N98W TO 10N99W TO 11N98W TO 
11N97W TO 10N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N97W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N94W TO 12N96W TO 
11N98W TO 12N100W TO 16N95W TO 10N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 12N95W TO 11N95.5W TO 
11.5N96W TO 13N95.5W TO 13N95W TO 12N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. WITHIN 11N99W TO 11N101W TO 
12N101W TO 12N100W TO 11N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N89W TO 12N87W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N87W TO 11N88W TO 11N87W TO
12N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 08N90W TO 08N94W 
TO 09N96W TO 10N94W TO 11N91W TO 08N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N89W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 09N91W TO 09N92W TO 10N92W TO 
10N91W TO 09N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND
E SWELL.

.WITHIN 07N79W TO 07N80W TO 08N80W TO 09N79W TO 08N79W TO 
07N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07.5N79W TO 07.5N79.5W TO 07.5N80W TO 
08.5N79.5W TO 08.5N79W TO 07.5N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N79W TO 06N81W TO 07N81W TO 08N80W TO
08N79W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 09N120W TO 07N126W TO 07N140W TO 17N140W TO 14N120W TO
09N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N128W TO 06N140W TO 16N140W TO 
13N128W TO 10N125W TO 06N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N131W TO 08N135W TO 07N140W TO 
13N140W TO 13N126W TO 08N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29.5N122.5W TO 29.5N123.5W TO 30N125.5W
TO 30N120.5W TO 29.5N122.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SUN FEB 20...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 14.5N BETWEEN
116.5W AND 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 10N74W TO 04.5N93W.
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04.5N93W TO 05N110W TO 06N126W TO BEYOND 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
150 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 133W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.