000
FZPN03 KNHC 181007
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN FEB 18 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N97W TO 12N100W TO 11N98W TO
12N96W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N99W TO 11N99W TO 11N98W 
TO 12N97W TO 13N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N94W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 14N97W
TO 13N98W TO 12N98W TO 11N95W TO 13N93W TO 14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N97W TO
13N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 14N98W TO 13N103W TO 10N103W TO 
08N99W TO 11N96W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W. WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N140W 
TO 29N140W TO 29N137W TO 29N136W TO 30N136W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N128W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 27N129W TO 30N128W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
30N135W. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 01N140W 
TO 07N113W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 17N140W. WITHIN 
30N127W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 28N128W TO 30N127W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N124W TO 10N112W TO 30N116W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
30N135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 20N130W. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS EXCEPT HIGHEST SWELL SUBSIDING TO 16 
FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 10N89W TO 09N89W TO
09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SUN FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 04N85W TO 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE 
NEAR 05N95W TO 08N105W TO 1011 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 05N110W TO 
04N120W. ITCZ FROM 04N120W TO 01N130W TO BEYOND 02N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM IN THE SW QUADRANT OF THE LOW 
PRESSURE NEAR 05N95W...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM 
S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 95W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.