018  
FZPN03 KNHC 230415  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
0430 UTC MON FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 MON FEB 23.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 24.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 25.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
.WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 13N94W  
TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40  
TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7.0 M. WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N97W TO 14N97W  
TO 12N98W TO 11N98W TO 11N97W TO 13N95W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W  
TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO  
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W  
TO 16N97W TO 11N99W TO 11N97W TO 13N93W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE  
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO  
13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...  
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 16N94W TO  
13N96W TO 15N97W TO 12N99W TO 11N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W NE WINDS  
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 8.0 M. WITHIN 12N90W TO 15N93W TO  
16N98W TO 12N103W TO 09N105W TO 06N96W TO 12N90W NE WINDS 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 12N98W  
TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...  
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 13N89W TO  
16N96W TO 12N107W TO 08N107W TO 03N96W TO 07N89W TO 13N89W NE  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W  
TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN  
12N89W TO 15N96W TO 13N106W TO 08N110W TO 03N106W TO 01N95W TO  
12N89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 09N87W TO 09N86W  
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N90W TO 09N92W TO 08N92W  
TO 07N89W TO 08N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N85W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 10N88W  
TO 09N87W TO 09N86W TO 10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...  
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 09N86W TO 10N88W  
TO 12N86W TO 12N89W TO 09N93W TO 06N90W TO 09N86W...INCLUDING  
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO  
4.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N87W  
TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E  
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 07N87W TO 12N87W TO  
11N90W TO 05N98W TO 01N97W TO 01N94W TO 07N87W...INCLUDING THE  
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 28N138W TO 30N135W SE  
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N137W TO 27N140W TO  
20N140W TO 25N130W TO 30N124W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO  
4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO  
28N139W TO 30N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW  
TO N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N140W TO 13N140W TO  
08N133W TO 17N131W TO 30N129W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
 
.WITHIN 10N119W TO 12N124W TO 11N127W TO 09N128W TO 07N125W TO  
08N120W TO 10N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N  
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N126W TO 12N130W TO 10N133W TO  
08N132W TO 07N129W TO 07N125W TO 10N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE.  
 
.WITHIN 30N113W TO 29N114W TO 25N111W TO 25N109W TO 26N109W TO  
30N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N80W TO 07N80W TO 07N81W TO 06N81W TO  
05N81W TO 06N80W TO 07N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND  
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS  
THAN 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N79W TO 08N79W TO 08N82W TO 06N82W  
TO 05N82W TO 05N80W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND  
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...N TO NE 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 0350 UTC MON FEB 23...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
 
 
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N85W TO 01N105W. THE ITCZ BEGINS NEAR  
03S103W TO 01S130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM  
EITHER SIDE OF THE TROUGH AND ACROSS THE PANAMA OFFSHORE WATERS.  
 

 
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
 
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