000
FZPN03 KNHC 130317
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED
BY 14N95W TO 10N95W TO 10N96W TO 11N100W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 
14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 10N86W TO
10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 09N88W TO 08N91W TO 09N92W TO 12N90W 
TO 12N87W TO 11N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N87.5W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N86W TO 07N90W TO 07N92W 
TO 08N96W TO 12N93W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N87.5W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N86W TO 07N90W TO 
07N92W TO 08N96W TO 12N93W TO 10N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA TROUGH FROM 31.5N114W TO 30.5N114.5W. WITHIN
60 NM SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N79W TO 06N79W TO 
06N80W TO 06N81W TO 08N80W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO 
PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N79W TO 07N79W TO 
06N79W TO 06N80W TO 07N81W TO 09N80W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING NEAR 
THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N127W TO 29N130W TO
29N134W TO 28N136W TO 28N137W TO 30N139W TO 30N127W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N123W TO 28N128W TO 
27N134W TO 27N139W TO 30N140W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N124W TO 19N134W TO 
13N136W TO 12N140W TO 27N140W TO 29N126W TO 26N124W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE FEB 13...

.TROUGH FROM 17N121W TO 10N124W...SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N111W TO 11N109W TO 12N118W TO 07N128W 
TO 13N130W TO 18N124W TO 22N111W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 03N99W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 03N99W TO 06N113W TO 10N122W THEN RESUMES FROM 11N124W TO
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
09N117W TO 08N116W TO 07N117W TO 07N119W TO 07N119W TO 09N119W TO
09N117W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.