000
FZPN03 KNHC 242139
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO
50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 92N AND 105W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA N OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.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. 

.FROM 30N122W TO 04N140W WIND 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N122W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 20N130W TO 14N140W. ELSEWHERE
W OF 105W OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF
FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 06N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 10N
BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE...NW AND S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 06N88W TO 04N110W TO BEYOND 00S120W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE AXIS
BETWEEN 93W AND 96W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.