000
FZPN03 KNHC 122147
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 10.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N TO NE 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10N88W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W 
TO 09.5N89W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 
90W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 11.5N88W TO 08N96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL.

.N OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 25N125W TO 30N130W 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 LINE FROM 30N125W TO 28N137W TO 30N138W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 13N136W TO 13N140W 
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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
09N79.5W TO 06N80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
09N79.5W TO 05N80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
09N79.5W TO 04.5N80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
09N79.5W TO 04.5N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 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 08N76W TO 03N89W TO 05N98W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 05N102W 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.