716  
FZPN03 KNHC 161606  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC MON FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 1200 UTC MON FEB 16.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 17.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 18.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
 
.NONE.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.WITHIN 29N120W TO 30N120W TO 30N121W TO 28N121W TO 27N120W TO  
29N120W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 30N122W  
TO 30N128W TO 24N129W TO 26N126W TO 25N125W TO 28N123W TO  
30N122W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL.  
WITHIN 30N128W TO 29N133W TO 30N140W TO 29N132W TO 27N131W TO  
27N129W TO 30N128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M  
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N120W TO 29N130W TO 30N140W TO  
16N140W TO 20N137W TO 24N127W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO  
20N124W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY... WINDS 20  
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 15N129W  
TO 14N135W TO 18N138W TO 18N140W TO 11N138W TO 11N130W TO 15N129W  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N130W TO 20N125W TO 20N140W TO 16N138W TO  
10N140W TO 12N129W TO 16N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120.5W TO 30N125.5W TO 30N123W TO  
29.5N122.5W TO 29.5N120.5W TO 30N120.5W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO  
30N140W TO 25N140W TO 23N134W TO 23N118W TO 24N113W TO  
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF  
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
WITHIN 17N131W TO 21N135W TO 23N140W TO 14N140W TO 11N134W TO  
17N131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M IN N SWELL.  
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N113W TO 25N140W TO 16N133W TO 14N140W  
TO 07N140W TO 08N125W TO 23N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5  
TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
 
.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 13.5N95W  
TO 14N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N N WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W TO 31N114W TO  
31N115W TO 30N115W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113.5W TO 31N114W TO 31N114.5W TO  
30.5N114W TO 30N114W TO 30.5N113.5W TO 31N113.5W...INCLUDING THE  
GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113.5W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30N114.5W  
TO 30N114W TO 30.5N113.5W TO 31N113.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
CALIFORNIA...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11.5N86.5W TO 11.5N87.5W TO  
11N88W TO 10.5N88W TO 10.5N86.5W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF  
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N86.5W TO 11N87.5W TO  
10.5N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO  
10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1510 UTC MON FEB 16...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
 
 
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N77W TO 05.5N80W TO 03.5N90W. ITCZ  
EXTENDS FROM 03.5N90W TO 01N111W TO 03N131W TO BEYOND 00N140W.  
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION S OF 07.5N AND E OF 87W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 01N TO 09N  
BETWEEN 125W AND 137W.  
 

 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
 
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