000 FZPN03 KNHC 012118 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU MAR 01 FEB 28 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU MAR 01. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 02. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 03. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUNATEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUNATEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUNATEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUNATEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 28N120W TO 24N140W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 28N120W TO 20N111W TO 10N111W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 18N120W TO 13N112W TO 08N120W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 18N140W TO 15N120W TO 08N112W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 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 BUILDING TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 28N140W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 125W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 27N140W. N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 122W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 27N130W TO 25N140W. N OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 25N130W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST NEAR 30N128W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 25N130W TO 23N140W. N OF 21N W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N120W TO 21N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N128W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU MAR 01... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... A SURFACE TROUGH IS ANALYZED FROM 06N89W TO 02N100W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 02N100W TO 04N120W TO 05N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 04N-07N BETWEEN 88W-91W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.