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FZPN03 KNHC 212030
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W TO 08N89W TO 08N88W TO 10N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N87W TO 11N88W TO 08N93W
TO 06N93W TO 06N90W TO 08N87W TO 10N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO
10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N86W TO 
12N89W TO 11N90W TO 09N90W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 10N90W TO 09N91W TO
09N89W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
11N88W TO 11N93W TO 09N95W TO 06N95W TO 06N92W TO 08N89W TO 
11N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 14N95W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W TO 12N96W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 
12N100W TO 11N99W TO 11N94W TO 12N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N120W TO 06N95W TO
30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...MERGED
WITH NE SWELL E OF 100W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N115W TO 18N140W TO 00N140W TO 
03.4S113W TO 06N96W TO 25N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL...MERGED WITH NE SWELL E OF 100W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N93W TO 13N128W TO 11N140W TO 02N140W
TO 02N107W TO 07N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL...MERGED WITH NE SWELL E OF 100W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N80W TO 08N82W TO 06N82W TO 05N81W TO
05N80W TO 06N80W TO 08N80W...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 05N81W TO 06N81W TO 04N83W TO 03N83W TO
03N83W TO 03N82W TO 05N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA... NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 
29N137W TO 30N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N132W TO 28N132W TO 
28N131W TO 28N130W TO 30N129W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT. WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 28N137W TO 27N136W 
TO 29N133W TO 30N133W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N134W TO 27N135W TO 29N140W TO 
23N140W TO 24N135W TO 30N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW OF LINE 30N132W TO 25N140W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC WED FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
EQUATORIAL TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 05N81W TO 03N103W. ITCZ FROM 
03N103W TO 03N120W TO BEYOND 02S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N TO 08N BETWEEN 84W AND 121W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.