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FZPN03 KNHC 172106
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N99W TO 17N100W TO 15N101W TO 14N101W TO 14N99W TO
15N99W TO 16N99W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N97W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 14N95W TO 
16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 14N93W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO
12N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 13N99W TO 12N100W TO 10N98W 
TO 11N93W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 23N140W. WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N128W TO 
29N128W TO 30N126W AND WITHIN 29N138W TO 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 
27N140W TO 29N139W TO 29N138W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N128W TO 30N123W TO 30N138W TO 27N140W 
TO 04N140W TO 06N137W TO 22N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 16N. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 22N140W. WITHIN 
30N137W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 30N138W TO 30N137W W WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N137W 
TO 29N140W TO 26N140W TO 28N136W TO 30N134W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N121W TO
30N134W TO 26N140W TO 03N140W TO 07N131W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 14N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. 
WITHIN 30N132W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 26N138W TO 28N133W TO 
30N132W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N118W TO 26N140W TO 02N140W TO 11N114W TO 17N124W TO 30N118W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 14N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 21N140W. WITHIN 
22N109W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 03N140W TO 00N122W TO 08N112W 
TO 22N109W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 20 FT N OF 18N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 13N124W TO 15N128W TO 08N131W TO 04N130W TO 03N124W TO
07N122W TO 13N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH GALE AREA ABOVE. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT FEB 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 02N117W. ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 02N117W TO BEYOND 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ALONG THE 
SURFACE TROUGH. 

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.