000
FZPN03 KNHC 270320
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
10N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE
GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 07N96W
INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 05N81W... INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 07N80W TO 04N82W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07N79W TO 05N81W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT. 

.W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 08N86W TO
03.4S107W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 27N115W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM
10N86W TO 03.4S95W...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 112W...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT FEB 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 02N93W TO 00N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.