000
FZPN03 KNHC 222134
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.W OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N132W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 138W
S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO
21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 23N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 20N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO
18 FT W OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 22N140W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO
24N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 18N W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 18N134W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 13 TO 20 FT W OF LINE
FROM 30N133W TO 18N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO
07N126W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT W OF LINE FROM
30N122W TO 18N128W TO 05N140W. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N W OF 87W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 00N W OF LINE FROM 27N113W TO
00N106W...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 02N TO 18N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN
WARNING SECTION. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC MON FEB 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 03N90W TO 00N98W TO 02N110W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 30 NM S OF AXIS W
OF 137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.