577  
FZPN03 KNHC 170741  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 17.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 18.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 19.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
 
.NONE.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 27.5N115W TO 15N125W. WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N129W  
TO 28N128W TO 27N124W TO 29N120W TO 30N119W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO  
25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N128W.  
WITHIN 17N131W TO 19N136W TO 23N140W TO 12N140W TO 12N131W TO  
17N131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED  
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 27N126W TO 30N140W TO 18N135W  
TO 11N138W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN  
NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL N OF 25N AND W OF 132W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATING. WITHIN  
30N122W TO 30N132W TO 29N128W TO 29N125W TO 30N122W W TO NW WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 19N124W  
TO 20N132W TO 25N140W TO 12N140W TO 10N125W TO 19N124W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE  
WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 19N128W TO 07N140W TO 08N123W TO  
12N114W 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 20N AND W OF 130W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N140W TO 14N140W TO 15N126W TO  
17N124W TO 25N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M  
IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N109W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W  
TO 19N128W TO 13N140W TO 05N129W TO 21N109W...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.  
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 32N114W TO 29N114.5W. WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W  
TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN GULF  
OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N111W TO  
26N111.5W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS  
THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. LITTLE CHANGE.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31.5N113.5W TO 30.5N115W. WITHIN  
31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W    
..INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA  
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20  
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 14N95W  
TO 14.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...  
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO  
11N86W...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.  
 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N106W TO 20N106W TO 19N106W TO  
19N105W TO 21N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.30 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 0700 UTC TUE FEB 17...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
TROUGH FROM 09.5N85W TO 02N93W. ITCZ FROM 02N93W TO 00.5N120W TO  
BEYOND 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO  
10.5N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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