000
FZPN03 KNHC 200419
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 12N93W TO 14N94W TO 14N97W TO 11N99W TO 
10N98W TO 10N94W TO 12N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 
14N95W TO 14N106W TO 07N119W TO 06N117W TO 05N104W TO 07N100W TO 
14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 11N97W TO
11N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN
11N96W TO 12N98W TO 11N102W TO 07N100W TO 07N97W TO 08N96W TO 
11N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 04N140W TO 05N117W TO 17N109W TO
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N128W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 02N140W TO 
04N119W TO 17N110W 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N106W TO 30N116W TO 30N133W TO 
21N140W TO 03N140W TO 04N105W TO 21N106W...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.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 09N91W TO 08N90W TO 08N87W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N79W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 06N80W TO
05N79W TO 06N78W TO 09N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.36 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 TUE FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NEAR 08N78W 
TO 04N99W. THE ITCZ IS ANALYZED FROM THAT POINT TO 02N126W WITH A
BREAK FOR A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 05N128W TO 01S131W. THE ITCZ
RESUMES AT 03N135W AND CONTINUES PAST 01N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION EXISTS SOUTH OF 05N AND EAST OF 97W. 
$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.