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FZPN03 KNHC 230335
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FORECAST COLD FRONT AT 30N140W. N OF 29N W OF 138W S WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 23N W OF 132W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN MIXED SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 16
TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 30N133W
TO 20N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT W OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 22N140W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N W OF
LINE FROM 30N132W TO 18N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 13 TO 20 FT W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO
18N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO
25N140W. N OF 12N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 13 TO 20 FT W OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO
20N135W TO 14N140W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO
07N125W TO 00N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT WITHIN 390 NM EITHER
SIDE OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 10N140W.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W
AND 95.5W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N W OF 87W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 01N W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 23N112W TO
00N120W...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 02N TO 12N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN
WARNING SECTION. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0100 UTC TUE FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 04N91W TO 02N110W TO 03N117W TO 01N127W TO 01N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN
111W AND 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.