000 FZPN03 KNHC 230918 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE FEB 23 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 25. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25.5N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 20N135W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 17 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 13N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 27.5N114.5W TO 22.5N114.5W TO 05N124W TO 00N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED NW AND NE SWELL S OF 16N. .FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 19N114W TO 04N113W TO 01N140W...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N...AND 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELLS OF 20N. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH COLD FRONT. .FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N W OF 87.5W...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. .12 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 22.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 31N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0830 UTC TUE FEB 23... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N88W TO 04N97W TO 01N117W TO 00N130W TO BEYOND 01N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 97W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 210 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 121W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.