760
FZPN03 KNHC 180740
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 20.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROUGH FROM 15N138W TO 06N140W. WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N131.5W TO
29.5N128W TO 29.5N125W TO 30N121W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 20N128W TO 25N140W TO
11N140W TO 11N135W TO 14N130W TO 20N128W 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 20N130W TO 09N140W TO
10N125W TO 20N118W 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
18N AND W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH NEAR 140W. WITHIN 19N129W TO 24N140W
TO 13N140W TO 13N130W TO 19N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 140W. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N110W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 19N130W TO 07N140W TO
10N118W 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...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL N OF 20N AND W OF 132W...
HIGHEST ALONG 30N BETWEEN 120W AND 131W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
WITHIN 20N106W TO 19N106W TO 19N105W TO 20N106W
INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N89W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W
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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31.5N113.5W TO 30.5N115W. WITHIN
31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W
..INCLUDING THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 30.5N. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N113.5W TO 30.5N115W. WITHIN
31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W 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.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0700 UTC WED FEB 18...
TROUGH FROM 15N138W TO 06N140W
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
TROUGH FROM 08.5N84W TO 01N97W. ITCZ FROM 01N97W TO 00.5N120W TO
BEYOND 04.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 85W
AND 95W.
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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