000
FZPN03 KNHC 231527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95.5W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 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 OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
9 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
11N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N WITHIN 90 NM E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO
09N129W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 27N114.5W TO 05N124W TO 00N133W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 04N TO 10N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 17N W OF 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEA CONDITIONS MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87.5W NE
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 1500 UTC TUE FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 03N105W TO 01N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE S OF
03N BETWEEN 110W AND 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.