000
FZPN03 KNHC 151524
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FIRST TROUGH FROM 20N136W TO 14N137W. FROM 16N TO 20N W OF
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL.
FROM 14N TO 20N E OF TROUGH TO 131W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 20N TO 28N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W...AND
FROM 20N TO 26N E OF 118W TO A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 20N107W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED JUST W OF AREA. CONDITIONS MERGED.

.SECOND TROUGH FROM 14N131W TO 06N132W. N OF 06N W OF TROUGH TO
A LINE FROM 14N131W TO 10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. N OF 06N E OF TROUGH TO A LINE FROM 14N131W TO
06N122W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N107W TO 10N90W TO
03.4S92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SECOND TROUGH FROM 14N133W TO 07N134W. N OF
07N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 07N E OF TROUGH TO 129W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 14N W
OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF
14N W OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING SECOND TROUGH FROM 13N135W TO
08N136W. FROM 05N TO 09N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 20N135W
TO 07N124W TO 00N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 00N W OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 07N79.5W TO
05N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 79.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 110W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON FEB 15...

.FIRST TROUGH FROM 20N136W TO 14N137W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM
12N TO 20N E OF TROUGH TO 128W.

.SECOND TROUGH FROM 14N131W TO 06N132W...CLUSTER OF MODERATE
CONVECTION NEAR 08N131W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
   
ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N88W TO 05N95W TO 03N104W TO 04N114W TO 04N130W
TO 02N140W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 03N TO 05N
BETWEEN 112W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 02.5N TO 04N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W AND FROM 02N
TO 06N BETWEEN 110W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N
OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 130W...AND FROM 05N TO 07N W OF 138W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.