000
FZPN03 KNHC 180304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 18 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
16N95W TO 16N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 
16N95W TO 16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 15N94W N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 13N96W TO 
15N97W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N96W TO 11N97W TO 
14N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO 11N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 19N124W TO 16N120W TO 03N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N116W TO
19N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N113W TO 00N140W TO 30N140W TO 
25N116W TO 18N121W TO 13N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N114W TO 04N135W TO 00N140W TO 
26N140W TO 19N131W TO 11N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 25N111W TO 27N112W 
TO 28N112W TO 27N110W TO 25N111W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO 10N87W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 12N88W TO
11N87W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
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 0230 UTC FRI FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 05.5N80W TO 04N99W. THE ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 04N99W TO 04N104W TO 06.5N118W TO BEYOND 07.5N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION E OF 78W TO COAST OF 
COLOMBIA FROM 02.5N TO 07N. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
FROM 08N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 109W AND 120W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.