000
FZPN03 KNHC 240317
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W
AND 95.5W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96W N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N
TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN MIXED NE...NW...AND S SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W. W OF LINE FROM
30N130W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 120W...AND FROM 02N TO 10N
BETWEEN 115W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO
03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 29N129W TO 05N123W TO 00N135W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING 30N140W. NW OF LINE
FROM 30N138W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 20N107W TO 00N120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87.5W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 13N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF
FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 04N96W TO 01N125W TO 02N130W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 115W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.