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FZPN03 KNHC 210909
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W TO 
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N96W TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO 
13N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
WITHIN 13N97W TO 13N106W TO 09N114W TO 07N114W TO 04N101W TO 
09N97W TO 13N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N99W TO 11N98W TO
11N95W TO 12N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 
10N96W TO 12N105W TO 09N108W TO 06N109W TO 05N104W TO 10N96W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO
14N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N87W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 08N90W TO 08N92W TO 10N94W TO
06N96W TO 06N94W TO 06N91W TO 08N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 13N87W TO 12N89W TO 10N89W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 09N89W TO 12N100W
TO 09N104W TO 05N101W TO 06N90W TO 09N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 12N88W TO 12N90W TO 11N91W TO 
09N91W TO 09N88W TO 10N87W TO 12N88W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT. WITHIN 12N100W TO 12N103W TO 08N104W TO 04N103W TO 
05N93W TO 07N90W TO 12N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FOR WINDS BELOW GALE
FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 12N88W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 07N90W 
TO 02N104W TO 12N115W TO 09N107W TO 12N103W TO 07N90W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 16N136W TO 16N140W TO 12N140W TO 14N137W TO 16N136W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND NW
TO N SWELL. WITHIN 23N110W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 
04N117W TO 23N110W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 
60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N104W TO 30N117W TO 30N130W TO 
18N140W TO 02N140W TO 05N105W TO 18N104W...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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N119W TO 18N125W TO 16N140W TO 
03N140W TO 05N125W TO 13N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 06N78W TO 09N80W TO 06N82W TO 04N82W TO 04N80W TO 04N78W
TO 06N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. WITHIN 
30N139W TO 30N140W TO 29.5N140W TO 29.5N139.5W TO 30N139W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 25N138W. WITHIN 
30N136W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N138W TO 30N136W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. WITHIN 30N130W TO 30N136W TO 
28N140W TO 26N140W TO 27N135W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC WED FEB 21...

THE EQUATORIAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 04N99W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 03N100W TO EQ125W TO BEYOND 03S140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 01N-07N 
BETWEEN 105W-120W AS WELL AS FROM EQ-08N BETWEEN 82W-101W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.