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FZPN03 KNHC 181003
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 14 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. FROM 07N TO 09N
BETWEEN 92W AND 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND
101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 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 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N
BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF SAME
LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N
BETWEEN 96W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 117W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13N
BETWEEN 90W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W
AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08.5N TO
12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 10.5N86W TO 10N90W TO 07N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N
BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 08N79W TO 07N79W TO 04N82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WITHIN 105 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 08N79W TO 07N79W TO 04N83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 01N
TO 04N BETWEEN 81W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.FROM 13N TO 22N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 13N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 00N W OF 104W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 09N BETWEEN 114W AND 135W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
30N137W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 24N126W
TO 19N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF A LINE FROM
26N112W TO 10N130W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ AXIS FROM 03N94W TO 02N110W TO 04N122W THEN RESUMES FROM
04N126W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN
112W AND 120W...AND WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N115W TO 10N122W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.