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FZPN03 KNHC 210336
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W
AND 97.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W
AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
07N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 110W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND
91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 110W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W
TO 08N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 110W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. FROM 04.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. FROM 05N TO 09N
BETWEEN 106W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05.5N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 02N TO
05N BETWEEN 81W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03.5N TO 05.5N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 07.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND
80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 03N TO BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA W OF 110W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N AND 124W AND 134W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 01N TO A LINE FROM
30N130W TO 23N140W W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND 110W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N117W AND 20N111W TO
00N140W...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM
30N135W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM
30N130W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF
131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0200 UTC SUN FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N90W TO 01N108W TO 04N125W TO 03N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 140 NM N OF AXIS W OF 132W.
 
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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.