000
FZPN03 KNHC 140333
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 16.

.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 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 14N97W TO
14N94W TO 10N96W TO 10N100W TO 12N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N97W TO 13.5N94W TO
05N96W TO 08N104W TO 14N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N88W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 10N86W TO 06N94W TO 09N98W TO 
12N92W TO 13N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N79W TO 07N79W TO 06N81W TO 08N80W TO
08N80W TO 09N79W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA
AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 09N79W TO 06N78W TO 
05N79W TO 05N81W TO 05N82W TO 08N82W TO 09N79W...INCLUDING NEAR 
THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N79W TO 07N79W TO 
07N80W TO 08N80W TO 09N79W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN
90 NM OF 03N82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND
SW SWELL

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N124W TO 28N128W TO 27N131W TO 27N135W
TO 30N139W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N126W TO 19N134W TO 
12N140W TO 26N140W TO 28N136W TO 27N126W TO 23N126W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N120W TO 19N124W TO 
14N140W TO 25N140W TO 29N131W TO 24N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED FEB 14...

.TROUGH FROM 23N122W TO 11N124W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 25N112W TO 11N110W TO 08N115W TO 11N125W TO 21N123W 
TO 25N112W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N80W TO 06N91W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 06N91W TO 05N100W TO 10N120W TO 07N135W TO 08N140W. NO
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.