000
FZPN03 KNHC 190318
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 15N94W TO 
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 
16N95W TO 15N97W TO 13N96W TO 13N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 
16N95W TO 16N96W TO 12N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
14N93W TO 16N95W TO 13N99W TO 11N99W TO 10N97W TO 11N94W TO 
14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 
16N95W TO 15N96W TO TO 14N95W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N95W TO 15N96W 
TO 16N108W TO 07N112W TO 05N101W TO 11N98W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 24N132W THEN WEAKENING TO 18N138W. 
WITHIN 28N131W TO 30N128W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 28N131W W TO 
NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N130W TO 11N119W TO 
30N116W...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 18 FT N OF 20N AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 
25N133W TO 20N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 24N128W. WITHIN 
30N134W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 28N135W TO 29N134W TO 30N134W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 04N140W TO 00N124W TO 14N108W TO 
20N107W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 
60 NM OF SHORE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT N OF 20N AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N120W 
TO 20N130W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 24N125W. 
WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 03N140W TO 07N112W TO 21N109W TO 
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
N OF 21N.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N91W TO 09N92W TO 
07N92W TO 08N89W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 0315 UTC MON FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N78W TO 03N88W TO LOW PRES NEAR 04N95W 
1010 MB TO 06N104W TO LOW PRES NEAR 03N114W 1011 MB AND TO 
04N118W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N118W TO 02N130W TO 03N135W TO 
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM
N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 80W AND 85W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH
BETWEEN 85W AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 90W AND WITHIN 120 NM SW OF LOW PRES NEAR 
04N95W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 30 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN
121W AND 124W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.