000
FZPN03 KNHC 252131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
15 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FORM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
11NM98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N 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 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 25N112W TO 20N112W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W
OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL W OF 110W.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 09N88W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 06N95W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
07N93W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 90W
AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL.

.30 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 WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N80W
TO 02N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU FEB 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 05N87W TO 04N102W TO 05N115W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 115W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.