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FZPN03 KNHC 160338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 16 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 09N110W TO COMPLEX LOW PRES NEAR 05N113W 1009 MB TO
02N120W. WITHIN 12N112W TO 10N120W TO 08N120W TO 05N118W TO 
05N116W TO 09N113W TO 12N112W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N108W TO 09N129W TO 09N140W 
TO 03N140W TO 00N130W TO 07N109W TO 14N108W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WITHIN 11N114W TO 09N140W TO 
04N140W TO 03N129W TO 00N119W TO 02N116W TO 11N114W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN THE
NEXT SECTION.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING AREA FROM NW. WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N140W 
TO 25N140W TO 28N135W TO 30N134W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N134W
TO 27N136W TO 26N130W TO 27N126W TO 30N124W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N128W TO
22N140W. SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW NEAR 
30N140W. WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N134W TO 28N136W TO 27N135W TO 
27N132W TO 30N129W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN
W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO
27N135W TO 30N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN W TO 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST FRONT DISSIAPTED. SECOND FRONT FROM
30N129W TO 15N140W. WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 
28N137W TO 30N135W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN
W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N126W TO 30N121W TO 30N140W TO
04N140W TO 05N127W TO 11N118W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 28N138W.

.WITHIN 19N105W TO 21N106W TO 20N107W TO 19N108W TO 18N108W TO
17N105W TO 19N105W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES... N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N103W TO 17N104W TO 13N108W TO
13N106W TO 15N104W TO 16N103W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO 09N88W TO 11N86W
TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N89W TO 10N91W TO 10N98W
TO 08N103W TO 07N100W TO 07N91W TO 10N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0330 UTC FRI FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
EQUATORIAL TROUGH FROM 04N77W TO 00N90W TO A COMPLEX LOW WITH A 
MEAN CENTER NEAR 05N113W 1009 MB TO 02N120W. ITCZ FROM 02N120W 
TO 01N135W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF EQUATORIAL TROUGH BETWEEN 110W AND 
120W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.