000
FZPN03 KNHC 180855
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
16N95.5W TO 16N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 14N94W N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
14N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 14N94W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N96W TO 
14N97W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 
13N98W TO 14N98W TO 15N94W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 15N119W TO 03N136W TO 03N140W TO 30N140W TO 29N118W TO
15N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N114W TO 01N140W TO 30N140W TO 
22N123W TO 13N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N119W TO 05N133W TO 05N140W TO 
21N140W TO 12N117W TO 10N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 27N110W TO 26N110W TO 26N111W TO 
28N112W TO 27N111W TO 27N110W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N89W TO 11N88W TO
11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N90W TO 11N90W TO 12N89W TO
12N87W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N79W TO 06N79W TO 06N81W TO 07N80W TO
08N79W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N79W TO 06N79W TO 06N80W TO 06N80W TO
07N80W TO 06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 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 0815 UTC FRI FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 06N79W TO 04N100W. THE ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 04N100W TO 03.5N106W TO 07N123W TO BEYOND 
07.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION E OF 
80W TO COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 02N TO 06N. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION FROM 08.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W...AND FROM 
06.5N TO 08N W OF 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.