000
FZPN03 KNHC 181527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC WED FEB 18 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W TO 11N102W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N137W TO 23N138W. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 
130W AND FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 126W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED FEB 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 05N90W. ITCZ FROM 05N90W TO 
03N110W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 06N TO 17N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.