000
FZPN03 KNHC 181612
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N95W TO 
14N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 14N93W TO 
16N95W TO 14N99W TO 13N99W TO 10N97W TO 11N94W TO 14N93W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 
13N98W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 23N140W. WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N130W 
TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 27N137W TO 29N128W TO 30N126W W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 30N121W TO 
30N140W TO 18N140W TO 11N137W TO 11N133W TO 21N130W TO 30N121W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA...WITHIN 26N115W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 
06N126W TO 26N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 
60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 17N139W. WITHIN 
30N130W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29N137W TO 30N131W TO 30N130W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
30N121W TO 30N140W TO 15N140W TO 21N127W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN
20N109W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N123W TO 07N113W 
TO 20N109W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 18N133W. WITHIN 
30N135W TO 30N139W TO 28N138W TO 28N137W TO 30N135W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 30N116W TO 
30N140W TO 18N137W TO 18N129W TO 23N120W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 
00N140W TO 02S116W TO 09N98W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N90W TO 10N91W TO 09N91W TO
09N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 04N85W TO 05N95W TO 08N105W TO 
05N110W TO 04N120W. ITCZ FROM 04N120W TO 01N130W TO 02N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.