000
FZPN03 KNHC 180347
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 18 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 109W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W  
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 106W AND 109W
N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 132W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN NE WAVES AND NW SWELL.  FROM 09N TO 19N BETWEEN 113W AND 
132W NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 17N W OF 109W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 27N W OF 130W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE WAVES AND NW SWELL.  FROM 10N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE 
WAVES AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 17N W OF 110W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 120W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE WAVES AND NW SWELL.  FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 120W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE 
WAVES AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 19N W OF 109W AND S 
OF 04N  W OF 120W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N E OF 130W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 27N E OF 126W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W  
N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 


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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT FEB 18...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 00N90W TO 06N111W TO 01N127W TO 01N131W THEN 
ITCZ TO BEYOND 01N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS 
FROM 122W TO 128W.

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES