411  
FZPN03 KNHC 201525  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC FRI FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 FRI FEB 20.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 21.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 22.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GALE WARNING  
   
N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W  
INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO 3 M.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
   
FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 130W  
AND FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 120W AND  
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE  
FROM 30N116W TO 21N111W TO 12N126W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 121W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 117W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT  
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 120W WINDS 20  
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS  
THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.  
 
.42 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT  
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N133W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT  
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI FEB 20...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO 02S103W. THE ITCZ IS S OF THE  
EQUATOR AND CONTINUES FROM 02S103W TO 03S120W TO 01S140W. A SECOND  
SURFACE TROUGH IS ANALYZED FROM A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER  
NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 01N90W. SCATTERED MODERATE  
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 81W AND 90W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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