000
FZPN03 KNHC 241520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.06 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.
.18 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 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.
.24 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 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM
04N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF
02N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW
AND NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 06N116W TO 00N125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 25N140W. NW OF LINE FROM
30N132W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULFS OF
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 04N83W TO 04N97W TO BEYOND 01S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 91W
AND 98W. 

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.