000 FZPN03 KNHC 152216 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC MON FEB 15 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON FEB 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 17. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .18 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 10.5N98.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N87.5W TO 09.5N90.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 110W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FIRST TROUGH FROM 13N139W TO 20N137W MOVING W. N OF 17N WITHIN 360 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SECOND TROUGH FROM 02N133W TO 10N130W. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF LINE FROM 06N138W TO 12N130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 28N140W TO 11N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FIRST TROUGH W OF AREA SECOND TROUGH FROM 04N136W TO 12N129W. N OF 09N WITHIN 290 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S AND W OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 15N130W TO 12N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SECOND TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 130W AND 138W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 18N140W TO 14N133W TO 10N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 16N140W TO 18.5S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FAST MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. N OF 18N W OF 135W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 25N125W. W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC MON FEB 15... .FIRST TROUGH FROM 13N139W TO 20N137W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM OF 16.5N130W. .SECOND TROUGH FROM 02N133W TO 10N130W...ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 05N WITHIN 240 NM E OF THE TROUGH. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N88W TO 04N130W...THEN RESUMES FROM 03N134W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 05.5N96.5W TO 03N118W TO 06N128W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 03N137W TO 02N140W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.