000
FZPN03 KNHC 110309
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA TROUGH FROM 31.5N113.5W TO 30.5N114.5W. 
FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N114W 
TO 30.5N115W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM
31N113.5W TO 29N113.5W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA TROUGH FROM 31.5N114W TO
30.5N114.5W. WITHIN 60 NM SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W
AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 10N86W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO
11N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 10N86W TO 
10N88W TO 11N88W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 10N86W TO 
10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N139W TO 26N139W TO 26N140W TO 30N140W
TO 30N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N120W TO 29N122W TO
29N124W TO 30N127W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N120W TO 29N121W TO 
28N125W TO 30N129W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N122W TO 29N125W TO 
29N127W TO 30N130W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN FEB 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 05N75W TO 09N86W TO
06N98W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N98W TO 06N120W TO 08N140W.
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.