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FZPN03 KNHC 211508
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N98W
TO 12N98W TO 12N94W TO 13N93W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 12N97W TO
11N97W TO 12N96W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 13N99W TO 11N99W TO 10N97W 
TO 11N95W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO 08N90W TO 08N87W TO 10N86W
TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N86W TO 
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N87W TO 11N91W TO 
09N91W TO 09N89W TO 10N86W TO 12N87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 10N91W TO
09N91W TO 09N89W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
10N87W TO 11N90W TO 09N93W TO 08N93W TO 07N91W TO 08N88W TO 
10N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N89W TO 10N90W TO 10N89W TO
11N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 17N109W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 06N113W TO
06N91W TO 17N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL...MERGED WITH NE SWELL E OF 100W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 19N140W TO 00N140W TO 
03.4S116W TO 07N93W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL...MERGED WITH NE SWELL E OF 100W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N120W TO 14N140W TO 02N140W TO 
00N108W TO 06N94W TO 16N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N79W TO 07N80W TO 08N82W TO 06N82W TO
06N80W 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N80W TO 07N81W TO 05N82W TO 03N82W TO
04N80W TO 05N80W 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 CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO
28N139W TO 29N137W TO 30N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N130W TO 30N132W TO 28N132W TO 
28N131W TO 29N130W TO 30N130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 27N138W TO 
28N134W TO 30N133W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N128W TO 30N133W TO 27N136W TO 27N140W TO 
24N140W TO 27N132W TO 30N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW OF LINE 30N133W TO 27N140W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
EQUATORIAL TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 05N81W TO 04N102W. ITCZ FROM 
04N102W TO 03N121W TO BEYOND 02S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N TO 08N BETWEEN 83W AND 122W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.