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FZPN03 KNHC 201502
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
14.5N95.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 14N98W TO 12N98W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W 
TO 16N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
15N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W TO 12N96W 
TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 13N98W TO 12N97W TO 12N96W TO 
13N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 11N97W TO
12N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 
16N96W TO 12N99W TO 10N99W TO 12N96W TO 12N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N90W TO 10N92W TO 08N91W TO 09N87W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 09N91W TO 08N91W TO
08N89W TO 09N86W 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 11.5N86W TO 11N87W TO 
10.5N87W TO 10.5N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N91W TO 09N91W TO 09N89W 
TO 10N86W TO 12N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N131W TO 30N139W TO 26N137W TO 26N133W TO 27N132W TO
30N131W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
30N116W TO 30N140W TO 02N140W TO 03S118W TO 09N98W TO 30N116W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF
20N BETWEEN 118W AND 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 01N140W TO 
05N101W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N113W TO 19N140W TO 02N140W TO 
01N122W TO 08N95W TO 24N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL...MERGED WITH NE SWELL E OF 100W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 06N80W TO 06N80W TO
06N79W TO 07N78W TO 09N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N79W TO 07N81W TO 05N81W TO 05N80W TO
06N79W TO 06N79W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N80W TO 07N80W TO 05N82W TO 03N82W TO
03N81W TO 04N80W TO 07N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO
29N138W TO 30N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
EQUATORIAL TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 04N97W. ITCZ FROM 04N97W TO 
04N116W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N 
TO 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 120W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.