000
FZPN03 KNHC 251515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
10 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 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 45
KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N95.5W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W
TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 00N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 103W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N111W TO 20N111W TO 00N125W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N125W TO 20N105W TO 06N105W TO 03.4S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 08N140W. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 16N103W TO 03.4S103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 10N88W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.18 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 08N92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
08N91W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PANAMA...N TO 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 1500 UTC THU FEB 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 06N86W TO 05N86W TO 04N115W TO 02N121W TO 01N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 92W AND 96W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ W OF 137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.