043
FZPN03 KNHC 170219
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 19.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 17N130W. WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N138W
TO 27N133W TO 28N128W TO 26N124W TO 30N117W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N130W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N118W TO 30N116W TO 27N127W TO 30N140W TO
20N140W TO 17N133W TO 26N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DIFFUSE. CONDITIONS MERGE WITH NEXT
FEATURE.
.WITHIN 17N134W TO 20N140W TO 13N140W TO 13N135W TO 15N132W TO
17N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH JUST W OF 140W. WITHIN 16N132W TO
23N137W TO 24N140W TO 11N140W TO 10N134W TO 11N131W TO 16N132W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 15N140W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO
19N135W TO 09N140W TO 10N121W TO 16N123W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING
NEAR SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE
SWELL N OF 22N AND W OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH NEAR 138W FROM 11N TO 21N. WITHIN
20N131W TO 24N140W TO 14N140W TO 14N135W TO 16N131W TO 20N131W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N110W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 18N131W TO
07N140W TO 10N120W TO 22N110W...INCLUDING NEAR SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N BETWEEN
117W AND 138W.
.COLD FRONT ENTERING FAR NW GULF OF CALIFORNIA. WITHIN 31N113W
TO 32N114W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 31N113W...
INCLUDING THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N113W TO 30.5N115W. WITHIN
31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W
..INCLUDING THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
SW TO W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N113W TO 30N115W. WITHIN 31N113W
TO 30N115W TO 29N113W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N106W TO 19N106W TO 18N105W TO
19N105W TO 20N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 17...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
TROUGH FROM 09N84.5W TO 01N98W. ITCZ FROM 01N98W TO 00N110W TO
02N125W TO BEYOND 02N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO
11N BETWEEN 126W AND 137W.
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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