115  
FZPN03 KNHC 162122  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 1800 UTC MON FEB 16.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 17.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 18.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
 
.NONE.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 25N123W TO 19N140W. WITHIN 29.5N118.5W  
TO 30N118W TO 30N119W TO 28N118.5W TO 28N118W TO 29N118W TO  
29.5N118.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW  
SWELL. WITHIN 29N122W TO 30N122W TO 30N125W TO 26N126W TO 27N124W  
TO 29N122W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M IN W TO NW  
SWELL. WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N136W TO 28N130W TO 28N128W TO 29N126W  
TO 30N125W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N119W TO 28N128W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO  
20N132W TO 25N121W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
5.0 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 18N138W TO 19N139W TO 19N140W TO  
16N140W TO 17N138W TO 18N138W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.0 M IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N135W TO 20N132W TO 20N140W  
TO 16N140W TO 16N139W TO 19N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5  
TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO  
20N122W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20  
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 16N136W TO  
21N140W TO 13N139W TO 09N135W TO 12N132W TO 13N125W TO 16N136W  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N122W TO 24N140W TO 16N136W TO 10N140W TO  
08N136W TO 11N119W TO 20N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 25N123W TO 30N140W TO  
27N135W TO 11N120W TO 20N111W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN  
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 18N134W TO 23N140W TO  
14N140W TO 13N136W TO 17N130W TO 18N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN  
26N120W TO 26N140W TO 16N130W TO 14N140W TO 07N140W TO 11N120W TO  
26N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
 
.WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13.5N95.5W TO  
14.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31.5N114W TO  
31.5N114.5W TO 31N114.5W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30.5N114W TO 31N113.5W  
TO 31.5N114W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31N113.5W TO  
30.5N114.5W TO 30N114.5W TO 30N114W TO 30N113.5W TO 30.5N113.5W  
TO 31N113.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31N113W TO 30.5N114W  
TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30N114.5W TO 30N113.5W TO 30N113W TO  
31N113W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M.  
 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86.5W TO 11.5N86.5W TO 11.5N87.5W TO  
11N87.5W TO 10.5N87.5W TO 10.5N87W TO 11N86.5W...INCLUDING THE  
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5  
M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W 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.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11.5N86W TO 11.5N86.5W TO  
11N87W TO 10.5N87W 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.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC MON FEB 16...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 06N77W TO 00N84W. ITCZ EXTENDS  
FROM 02.5N92W TO 01N113W TO 04N132W TO 01N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED  
MODERATE CONVECTION S OF 07N AND E OF 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE  
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 01N TO 09N BETWEEN 125W AND  
136W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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