000
FZPN03 KNHC 141600
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 
99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 
93W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.48 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 8 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 
11N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N 
TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08.5N79.5W TO 04N81W
...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 
81W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 25N122W TO 18N125W TO 10N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 21N123W TO 15N130W 
TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED FEB 14...

.TROUGH FROM 24N119W TO LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 17N123W TO 
16N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 111W AND 123W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N81W TO 02N100W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 02N100W TO 07N120W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W. 

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.