000
FZPN03 KNHC 160305
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT. WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 13N96.5W TO 09.5N99W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 13N140W TO 21N138W MOVING W. N OF 15N W OF 132W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. N OF 15N W OF 134W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FAST MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. N OF
15N W OF 135W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 21N122W. W OF LINE
FROM 30N126W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 03N135W TO 12N130W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF LINE FROM 
08N135W TO 15N130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 15N140W TO 17N106W TO 10N91W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WITHIN 180 NM OF 10N134W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 15N140W
TO 10N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 16N140W TO 18.5S101W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 110W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 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.
.30 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 08N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON FEB 15...

.TROUGH FROM 13N140W TO 21N138W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210
NM OF LINE FROM 11N136W TO 22N130W. 

.TROUGH FROM 03N135W TO 12N130W...ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG
WITHIN 180 NM E OF THE TROUGH.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
   
ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N87W TO 06N132W...THEN RESUMES FROM 04N135W TO
01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE
FROM 05N94W TO 03N117W TO 07N128W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
03N137W TO 01N140W. 
 
$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.