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FZPN03 KNHC 280912
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 06N89W TO 03.4S96W TO 03.4N108W TO 10N112W TO 16N95W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SW
AND NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N93W TO 03.4S98W TO 05N110W TO 15N110W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 15N103W TO 10N90W TO 05N89W TO 02S98W TO 02N110W TO 15N103W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SW
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 19N106W TO
10N92W TO 03.4S98W TO 00N124W TO 19N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE
GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 08N95W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86W TO
10.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
11N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 02N83W...INCLUDING THE S
GULF OF PANAMA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07N80W TO 02N84W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.STALLING COLD FRONT FROM 31N139W TO 29N141W. W OF FRONT WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 FT. WITHIN 240 NM OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO
06N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
S AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO
00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S
AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
15N103W TO 03.4S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N131W TO
30N116W TO 03N140W TO 20N140W TO 30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH NW WATERS. W OF LINE FROM
30N135W TO 28N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 06N87W TO 00N118W TO 02N130W TO 01S140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 00N89W AND 03N102W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM
06N91W TO 05.5N122W TO 03.5N137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.