000
FZPN03 KNHC 021550
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 02 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W TO 12.5N97W WINDS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09.5N91W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09.5N91W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.S OF 10N BETWEEN 104W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 124W AND 134W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI FEB 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM FROM 05N78W TO 06N85W TO 04N95W TO 06N101W. 
ITCZ FROM 06N101W TO 08N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 113W AND 118W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 124W AND 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.