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FZPN03 KNHC 201529
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON FEB 20 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 11N AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 27N122W TO 20N123W TO 
11N 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 
06N TO 11N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 15N121W TO 07N140W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
21N140W TO 16N118W TO 10N124W TO 05N130W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. NW OF A LINE 
FROM 30N126W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 29N115W TO 25N120W TO 26N130W 
TO 30N134W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W. N OF 
22N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 29N115W TO 24N130W TO 21N138W TO 
10N123W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 105 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W...AND 
FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 100W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.04N TO 07.5N BETWEEN 79.5W AND 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 31N SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N75W TO 03N87W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 03N97W TO 00N115W TO 01S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 00N TO 05N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W, AND 
FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W. A SECOND ITCZ IS S OF THE 
EQUATOR AND RUNS FROM 03S87W TO 04S110W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS NEAR 03S87W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.