000
FZPN03 KNHC 250947
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 40
TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO
12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95W
TO 14.5N96W TO 12.5N96.5W...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 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN
93W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 91.5W AND
105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95W
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W TO 11.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 00N TO 15N
BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N119W TO 04N130W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF
115W...AND FROM 00N TO 15N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM
23N110W TO 19N105W TO 03.4S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 10N140W. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W
OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24.5N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.06 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 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 13.5N
E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
11.5N86W TO 08N92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND
FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 13.5N E OF 90W...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 0900 UTC THU FEB 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 06N86W TO 05N87W TO 03N100W TO 04N110W TO 00N120W.
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.