000 FZPN03 KNHC 022145 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE FEB 02 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE FEB 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 04. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 11.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CABO CORRIENTES FROM 18N TO 20.5N WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 27.5N...AND ADJACENT WATERS FROM 17.5N TO 24N E OF 112W...INCLUDING CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT GULF WATERS S OF 25N...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE GULF WATERS. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 28N...AND ADJACENT WATERS FROM 17.5N TO 24N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT GULF WATERS S OF 25.5N... AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE GULF WATERS. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 21N BETWEEN 120W AND 138W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS E OF124W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 21N112W TO 09N110W TO 04.5N120W TO 04.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N BETWEEN 114W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 25N134W TO 25N114W TO 18N105W TO 05N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. W OF A LINE FROM 30N122W TO 18N110W TO 04N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2000 UTC TUE FEB 02... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05.5N86W TO 06N97W TO 02N127W...WHERE IT BREAKS...THEN RESUMES FROM NEAR 05N136W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 01.5N TO 07N BETWEEN 114W AND 126W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.