000
FZPN03 KNHC 170845
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W 
TO 09.5N89W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W 
TO 10N90W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
12N86.5W TO 09.5N89W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W 
TO 10N90W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.FROM 16N TO 25N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N AND W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 133W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 
81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 
81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT FEB 17...

.TROUGH FROM 24N118W TO 22N121W TO 18N122W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 05N94W TO LOW PRES 
1012 MB NEAR 04N107W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N108W TO 06N120W TO 
05N130W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 84W AND 87W.

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.