000
FZPN03 KNHC 161555
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N
TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W
TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 08N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
07N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 08N133W TO 02N135W. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 130W
AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N
W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N139W TO 08N139W. FROM 06N TO
09N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 16N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 13N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 12N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W. N OF 20N W
OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 23N135W. NW OF LINE
FROM 30N125W TO 21N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 TUE FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ FROM 04N85W TO 04N110W TO 06N125W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 97W...WITHIN 120
NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 122W
AND 132W...AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 135W AND
138W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.