000 FZPN03 KNHC 170330 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED FEB 17 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED FEB 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 19. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 09N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96.5W TO 11N101W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 08N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 96W AND 102W IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TROUGH FROM 10N133W TO 03N134W. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 129W AND 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF THE AREA. S OF 15N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 01N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 01N BETWEEN 114W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .N OF 16N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT AND WITHIN 240 NM E AND S OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. WITHIN 210 NM E AND S OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 23N130W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W. .30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 08N...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0145 UTC WED FEB 17... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS FROM 03N90W TO 04N115W TO 06N124WTO 04N132W...THEN CONTINUES FROM 06N135W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 124W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.