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FZPN03 KNHC 042146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 11N97.5W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W
TO 13N97W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 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 21 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 12 TO 20 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE FROM 05.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
14.5N95.5W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 NM OF
LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 10N98.5W...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND
107W...AND FROM 07.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 107W AND 114W...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER
AREA FROM 01N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT S OF 29N. W OF 110W FROM 21.5N TO 29N WITHIN 150 NM SW
OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 102W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24.5N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 30N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 30.5N.

.FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 122W...AND FROM 06N TO 23N W
OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W
TO 20N115W TO 03N115W TO 00N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N116W TO 15N113W TO 08N111W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N116W TO 17N110W TO 07N108W TO 00N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
11.5N86W TO 06.5N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
11.5N87W TO 05N103W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W
AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH
SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC THU FEB 04... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
          
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N84W TO 06.5N97W TO 05N110W TO 03.5N130W TO
BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO
06N E OF 82W...WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 128W...
AND FROM 04N TO 08N W OF 130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.