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FZPN03 KNHC 182148
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND
103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL.
.24 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 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N
OF 03N TO A LINE FROM 14N94W TO 11N121W BETWEEN 94W AND 121W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND
121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 14N95.5W TO 10N99W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W
AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL.  

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO
06N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N103W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
11N86W TO 08N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
08N TO 12.5N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 04N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 135 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
11N86W TO 08N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 03N TO 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 82.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PANAMA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79W
TO 02N84W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N80W
TO 03N82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
01N TO 06N BETWEEN 79.5W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 

.S OF 18N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 01N BETWEEN 107W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 01N BETWEEN 117W AND 136W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED NEXT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 128W
AND 136W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 28N115W TO 16N130W
TO 126N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N121W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA N OF A LINE
FROM 23N110W TO 12N120W TO 03N120W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ AXIS FROM 03N91W TO 01N102W TO 05N128W THEN RESUMES FROM
04N131W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG BETWEEN
210 NM AND 770 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 120W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.