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FZPN03 KNHC 201522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 12N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 
94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF A LINE FROM 19N140W TO 12N121W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 08.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA... 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 31N SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0845 UTC SUN FEB 20...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 115W AND 120.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN 
COLOMBIA NEAR 10N74W TO 03N91W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 03N91W 
TO 06N120W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 134W AND 137W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.