000 FZPN03 KNHC 180331 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU FEB 18 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU FEB 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 20. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 09N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 11N101W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 103W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96W AND FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...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 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 06.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 91W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 03N TO A LINE FROM 14N94W TO 11N121W BETWEEN 94W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N102W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W T0 08N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 05N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 82.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .S OF 14N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 01N BETWEEN 100W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 01N BETWEEN 113W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED NEXT. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 24N140W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 135W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 29N W OF 135W. .06 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 29N W OF 134W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N114W TO 26N114W TO 20N123W. W OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 22N130W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO 25N116W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 25N125W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0100 UTC THU FEB 18... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... .TROUGH FROM 11N123W TO 03N125W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 03N88W TO 04N96W TO 02N104W TO 05N120W...THEN RESUMES FROM 04N126W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 120W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.