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FZPN03 KNHC 151538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N93W 
TO 09N94W TO 08N90W TO 06N97W TO 08N101W TO 15N96W TO 11N93W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N93W TO 
08N92W TO 06N95W TO 06N101W TO 11N101W TO 11N93W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 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. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 09N87W TO 
07N92W TO 11N92W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 08N88W TO 
06N93W TO 11N94W TO 12N90W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N86W TO 
09N87W TO 09N90W TO 12N90W TO 12N87W TO 10N86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11.5N86.5W TO 08.5N91.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11.5N86.5W TO 10N90.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

...ASHFALL ADVISORY... FUEGO VOLCANO AT POSITION 14.5N 90.9W IS 
CURRENTLY ERUPTING. PLUME OF VOLCANIC ASH MAY REACH TO THE 
SURFACE THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING N OF 14N E OF 94W. LOW LEVEL 
VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 NM OR LESS. MARINERS SHOULD 
EXERCISE CAUTION. IF MARINERS ENCOUNTER VOLCANIC ASH...THEY ARE 
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE OBSERVATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE BY CALLING 305-229-4425.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N80W TO 03N81.5W... 
INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N80W 
TO 05N80.5W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 22N123W TO LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 18N125W TO 
11N126W. NW QUADRANT OF LOW WITHIN 270 NM NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N129W TO 24N129W TO 
17N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 25N117W TO 
20N123W TO 16N126W. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N124W TO 23N122W TO 16N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH WEAKENING FROM 23N118W TO 21N121W TO 
16N121W. W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 19N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC THU FEB 15...

.TROUGH FROM 22N123W TO LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 18N125W TO 
11N126W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 123W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 111W 
AND 114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 05N84W TO 04N94W TO 06N112W. ITCZ FROM 09N129W TO 
07N134W TO BEYOND 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.