000
FZPN03 KNHC 260320
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N 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 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N96W...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
11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 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.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 10N87W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W
TO 08N92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN
92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW
AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W
TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW...NE
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
05N101W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 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.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. NW OF FRONT 12 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 12N110W TO 00N120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO
12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W
TO 06N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N80W
TO 03N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W
TO 05N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W NE
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI FEB 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 05N87W TO 03N100W TO 04N115W TO 00N135W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 105W AND 115W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.