000
FZPN03 KNHC 181627
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 13N TO 22N BETWEEN 134W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 29N TO 30N BETWEEN 
117W AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 137W AND 140W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 133W 
AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 
28.5N TO 30N E OF 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 124W AND 140W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 26N115W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.WITHIN 15 NM OF 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 LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 09.5N89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 
10N90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 
11.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE
W GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 32N115W TO 
28N114W. FROM 29.5N TO 31N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N114W TO 28N114W. FROM 29.5N 
TO 31.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 29N112W. S OF FRONT 
TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN FEB 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...TROUGH FROM 
09N85W TO 06N103W. ITCZ FROM 06N103W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.