000 FZPN03 KNHC 200341 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT FEB 20 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT FEB 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 22. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 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 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 121W AND FROM 13N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...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 10 FT. 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W AND FROM 12N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W 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 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 14.5N95W TO 12N96.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 02N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 09.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .03 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 90.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 90.5W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86WTO 10N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W 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 11N86W TO 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 04N82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 06N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 06N81W TO 02N83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 81W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .NW OF LINE FROM 29N114W TO 10N130W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 28N121W. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA N OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 05N118W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND 110W N OF 02N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28.5N W OF 108W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0100 UTC SAT FEB 20... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N93W TO 02N106W TO 03N112W TO 02N118W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 131W AS WELL AS W OF 136W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.