000
FZPN03 KNHC 180915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W  
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 
125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 
20N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 27N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08 TO 15N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 120W AND N OF 04N BETWEEN 109W 
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 136W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC SAT FEB 18...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 117W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 00N90W TO 06N110W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
05N115W TO 02N125W. ITCZ 02N125W TO BEYOND 01N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH FROM 103W TO 106W. 
SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 90 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 109W AND 
113W.

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FORECASTER GR