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FZPN03 KNHC 192118
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 15N94.5W
TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W 
TO 13N99W TO 10N98W TO 10N95W TO 11N93W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N94W 
TO 15N96W TO 12N99W TO 11N98W TO 12N96W TO 14N94W NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 11N97W TO
11N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 12N94W TO 11N97W TO 12N98W TO 11N102W TO 09N101W TO 09N97W TO
12N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 09N89W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N91W TO 09N93W TO
07N92W TO 07N90W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N90W TO 08N91W TO
07N89W TO 09N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N91W 
TO 09N97W TO 08N101W TO 05N99W TO 04N95W TO 07N90W TO 10N91W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 15N140W. WITHIN 30N135W TO 
30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29N138W TO 30N136W TO 30N135W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N108W
TO 30N116W TO 28N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N122W TO
18N108W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 18N W OF 121W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 20N129W. 
WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 01N140W TO 07N100W 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...HIGHEST N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 09N130W TO 10N133W 
TO 09N140W TO 02N140W TO 03N132W TO 09N130W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N106W TO 30N117W 
TO 30N139W TO 10N140W TO 01N125W TO 04N104W TO 19N106W...INCLUDING 
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N78W TO 08N79W TO 08N80W TO 07N79W TO
06N79W TO 07N78W TO 08N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 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 2030 UTC MON FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 04N107W. ITCZ FROM THAT POINT TO 
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 07N AND E OF 95W.

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.