000 FZPN03 KNHC 271540 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE FEB 27 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE FEB 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 01. .WARNINGS. ...ASHFALL ADVISORY...FUEGO VOLCANO NEAR POSITION 14.3N 90.9W IS CURRENTLY ERUPTING. PLUME OF VOLCANIC ASH MAY REACH TO THE SURFACE LIMITING SURFACE VSBY N OF 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 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. .FROM 08N TO 26N W OF 130W...AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 130W...FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W...AND FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N125W TO 15N115W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 130W...FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W...AND FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 135W. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 25N140W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N112W TO 10N113W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N117.5W TO 26N128W THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO NEAR 28N136W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 26N120W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 29N122W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. CONDITIONS MERGE. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 32N115.5W TO 30N117.5W TO 26N128W. FROM 30N TO 31N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 26N120W. FROM 27N TO 30N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 25N E OF 111W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 15N BETWEEN 94,5W AND 96.5W...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. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE FEB 26... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N83W TO 02N100W TO 08N120W TO 07N140W. A CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS W OF 137W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.