000 FZPN03 KNHC 220940 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC MON FEB 22 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON FEB 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 24. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .N OF 29N W OF 139W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 28.5N W OF 138W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 25N140W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 22N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137.5W TO 27.5N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 134W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE FROM 30N134W TO 20N140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. N OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 09.5N TO 12.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 88.5W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 101W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 31N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS DESCRIBED BELOW. .FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 121W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 118W AND 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 01N TO BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA W OF 110W...AND FROM 04N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03.5N TO 18N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING SECTION...N OF 01N TO BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA W OF 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 10N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING SECTION...N OF 04N W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON FEB 22... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N90W TO 03.5N96W TO 02N120W TO BEYOND 00N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 90W AND 95W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.