000
FZPN03 KNHC 280900
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 27N114W TO 21N127W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 116W AND 
120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 15N117W TO 08N140W TO 21N140W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A 
LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 13N118W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 29N122W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N113W TO 21N120W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 15N115W TO 08N140W TO 
21N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 30N116W TO 14N115W TO 
05N140W TO 27N140W TO 30N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N BETWEEN 
120W AND 125W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A 
LINE FROM 20N140W TO 14N114W TO 08N140W TO 20N140W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A 
LINE FROM 30N127W TO 30N118W TO 13N110W TO 04N140W TO 25N140W TO 
30N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 17N140W TO 
15N120W TO 09N140W TO 17N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 22N140W TO 17N112W 
TO 03N140W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 29N112W TO 27N114W. FROM 30N 
TO 31.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 
27N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18.5 TO 24N E OF 110W...INCLUDING S GULF 
OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09.5 TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N128W TO 29N134W. N OF 29.5N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.   

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N86W TO 02N101W TO 05N140W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE TO STRONG S OF 02N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 08N130W TO 
08N140W...AND WITHIN 150 NM OF 14N127W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.