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FZPN03 KNHC 040331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W
AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO
50 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 10N99W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ALSO FROM 06.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W
AND 107W NE TO E WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN
92W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N AND FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 110W...
INCLUDING CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT S OF 27N. ADJACENT PACIFIC WATERS FROM 20N TO 28N WITHIN
150 NM SW OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 112W AND N OF LINE FROM
07N112W TO 17N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 29N. WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 23.5N110.5W TO 22N111W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28.5N.

.FROM 08N TO 24N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W...AND FROM 07N TO 24N W
OF 120W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W...FROM
03.5N TO 24N W OF 120W...AND N OF 24N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N BETWEEN 114W AND 120W...AND
FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF LINE FROM 02N115W
TO 08N105W TO 20N108W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N115W TO 28N115W TO 20N110W TO 09N111W TO 04N120W TO
03.4S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 06.5N
TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN
89W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N
SWELL. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78W AND
80.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78.5W
AND 81.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC THU FEB 04... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
          
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N87W TO LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 06N96W TO
04N120W TO 06.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM
02.5N TO 07N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W...AND FROM 05N TO 08.5N
BETWEEN 110W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 05N TO
08N W OF 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.