000
FZPN03 KNHC 240937
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40
TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 12.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95.5W TO 11N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95W
TO 12N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 14 FT. FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 96.5N AND 100W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 15N
BETWEEN 92.5W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 15N
BETWEEN 91.5W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W. FROM 09N TO 13N W OF
134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 18N132W TO 10N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 01N W OF 127W...AND FROM 02N TO 08N
BETWEEN 117W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO
23N114W TO 04N124W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16
FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED NW AND NE SWELL S OF 15N W OF
130W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 27N140W. NW OF LINE
FROM 30N133W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN
BUILDING NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 20N106W
TO 08N108W TO 03.4S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. GULF OF
FONSECA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULFS
OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04.5N88W TO 03N98W TO 01N114W TO BEYOND
01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N AND 120 NM
S OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 96W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS W OF 110W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.