000
FZPN03 KNHC 171512
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND 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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N134W TO 30N123W TO 15N128W TO 25N140W 
TO 28N140W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 133W AND 140W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 29N TO 30N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW TO 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 1500 UTC SAT FEB 17... 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 05N100W. ITCZ FROM 05N100W TO 08N140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 05N78W...WITHIN 75 
NM OF LINE FROM 09N83W TO 04N90W AND WITHIN 45 NM OF 
07N132W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.