000 FZPN03 KNHC 181530 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU FEB 18 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU FEB 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 20. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 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 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 91W AND 98W...AND FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 92W AND 98W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 02N TO 11N BEWTEEN 94W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 08N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 13N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N87W TO 07N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N80W TO 03N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N TO BETWEEN 8W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N80W TO 03N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .S OF 13N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 16N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .NW OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 20N117W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 25N111W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU FEB 18... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... ITCZ AXIS FROM 03N90W TO 02N110W TO 05N125W THEN RESUMES FROM 04N130W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.