000
FZPN03 KNHC 240305
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ASHFALL ADVISORY... FUEGO VOLCANO AT POSITION 14.3N 90.9W IS 
CURRENTLY ERUPTING. PLUME OF VOLCANIC ASH MAY REACH TO THE 
SURFACE. LOW LEVEL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 6 NM OR LESS N 
OF 14N E OF 93W. 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 AREA BOUNDED BY 20N140W TO 20N132W TO 14N115W TO 14N125W 
TO 20N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N140W TO 17N114W TO 04N120W TO 04N140W 
TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 17N140W TO 13N120W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 30N128W TO 30N119W TO 23N113W TO 10N114W TO 06N140W 
TO 25N140W TO 30N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 137W AND 140W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N126W TO 30N119W TO 12N117W TO 08N140W TO 27N140W TO 30N126W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.  

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N87W TO 11N89W...INCLUDING THE   
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27.5N WITHIN 60 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...
INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N124W TO 
30N116W TO 28N115W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 28N WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 24N113W 
TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 31N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0300 UTC SAT FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N90W TO 01N103W TO 03N109W.
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N109W TO 06N120W TO 05N130W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
15N135W TO 14N105W TO 02N126W TO 15N135W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.