000 FZPN03 KNHC 121538 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON FEB 12 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON FEB 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 14. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5WN TO 11N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N TO NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 08N95W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. .N OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 27N126W TO 28N130W TO 30N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 26N128W TO 23N133W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N W OF 113.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08.5N79.5W TO 06N80W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08.5N79.5W TO 06N78.5W TO 04.5N80W TO 06N82.5W TO 08.5N79.5W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1445 UTC MON FEB 12... .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 126W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N72.5W TO 05N78W TO 04.5N97W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04.5N97W TO 08.5N123W TO BEYOND 08.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 60 NM S AND 270 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 128W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.