000
FZPN03 KNHC 172155
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED FEB 17 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 11N
TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N
TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 11N101W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO
14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W
AND 103W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 93.5W
AND 96W AND FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND SE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 07N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 08N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
T0 08N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W
TO 05N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N79W
TO 02N84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.S OF 15N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 02N BETWEEN 95W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 00N BETWEEN 110W AND
120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 00N BETWEEN 117W AND
120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
LINE FROM 30N127W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO
21N140W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N138W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 30N123W
TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 128W AND 137W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 25N117W TO 18N130W
TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N121W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED FEB 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

.TROUGH FROM 08N121W TO 02N124W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90
NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH FROM 04N TO 06N.

ITCZ AXIS FROM 02N88W TO 03N110W TO 05N120W...THEN RESUMES FROM
04N124W TO 02N130W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 120W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.