FZPN03 KNHC 032018

HSFEP2



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

2230 UTC TUE FEB 3 2026



SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 3.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 4.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 5.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. WITHIN 30N139W TO 30N140W TO 

29.5N140W TO 30N139W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 

M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N139W TO 29N140W TO 26N140W TO 

30N136W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 

30N135W TO 30N139W TO 29N140W TO 26N140W TO 29N137W TO 30N135W S 

TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE 

WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N135W TO 26N140W TO 25N140W TO 30N134W WINDS 

20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST OLD COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N136.5W TO

25N140W. NEW COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 30N139.5W TO 29.5N140W. 

WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N138W S TO W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 

WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N138W TO 28N140W TO 26N140W TO 28N136W TO 

30N134W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M IN W TO NW 

SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N135W TO 30N132W TO 30N134W 

TO 28N136W TO 26N140W TO 22N140W TO 26N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 21N140W. 

WITHIN 30N127W TO 30N140W TO 10N140W TO 16N134W TO 30N127W WINDS

20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG

30N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.



...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO

16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N96W TO

13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 

TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.

.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND

SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W 

TO 13N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC

...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN

12N94W TO 16N93W TO 16N96W TO 11N100W TO 09N100W TO 09N98W TO 

12N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF

AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N97W TO 08N104W TO 05N104W TO 06N101W 

TO 10N94W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN

MIXED FRESH N TO NE AND OLD NW SWELL.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.WITHIN 17N115W TO 30N116W TO 30N124W TO 11N138W TO 00N140W TO

00N132W TO 17N115W...INCLUDING NEAR SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND 

WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR 

LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH NEXT FEATURE.



.WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N87W TO 09N92W TO 07N92W TO 07N90W TO

10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N88W TO 13N95W TO 12N104W 

TO 06N105W TO 03N97W TO 06N89W TO 11N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO

10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N105W TO 

16N109W TO 14N115W TO 07N115W TO 04N99W TO 07N94W TO 11N105W 

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 10N89W TO

10N90W TO 09N91W TO 09N91W TO 09N89W TO 09N89W TO 10N89W WINDS 

20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 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 2.5 M.



.WITHIN 07N78W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 04N83W TO 02N82W TO 03N80W

TO 07N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO

PENINSULA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 

LESS THAN 2.5 M.



.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.



CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC TUE FEB 3...



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N77.5W TO 02N100W TO 03N105W. ITCZ FROM 

03N105W TO 06N125W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 

FROM 04.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W...FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 

95W AND 104W...AND FROM 06N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W.



$$

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.