000
FZPN03 KNHC 190931
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N96W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N96.5W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 100W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N
TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W 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 LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N
OF 03N TO 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND
121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16.5N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 14N95.5W TO 10N99W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13N
BETWEEN 94W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 04.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 99W AND 112W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N
TO 12.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 09.5N TO 12.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12.5N E
OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N
BETWEEN 90W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 07N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
08.5N TO 12.5N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 04N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 135 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
11N86W TO 08N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 04.5N80W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W
TO 06.5N80W TO 02N83W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W
TO 06.5N80W TO 03N82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN
80W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W
TO 04N80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 00N TO 02.5N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 

.S OF 16N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W WINDS
20KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 00N BETWEEN 113W
AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED NEXT.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 22N130W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 26N114W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT
N OF 28N E OF 120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 02N TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND
W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22.5N TO 28N NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0830 UTC FRI FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N89W TO 00.5N107W TO 04N128W TO BEYOND
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN
112W AND 115W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ
W OF 124W.  
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.