000
FZPN03 KNHC 191609
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 21N146W TO 30N140W. WITHIN 19N129W TO 22N132W TO 
24N140W TO 14N140W TO 14N131W TO 19N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 19N109W TO 24N113W TO 14N129W TO 
14N140W TO 06N140W TO 09N120W TO 19N109W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM
OF SHORE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N 
SWELL. WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 21N131W TO 21N126W
TO 26N115W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WITHIN 22N110W TO 30N116W 
TO 30N140W TO 07N140W TO 08N123W TO 22N110W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N117W TO 14N127W TO 22N140W TO 
07N140W TO 07N122W TO 13N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN N SWELL. WITHIN 29N116W TO 30N122W TO 28N123W TO 25N122W
TO 24N119W TO 25N114W TO 29N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO 
BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W
TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 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.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 27N120W. WITHIN 
31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 29N113W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
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 1530 UTC THU FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 00N108W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM
00N108W TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 
NOTED FROM 03N-06N BETWEEN 79W-86W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.