000
FZPN03 KNHC 261509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 07N92W TO
05N105W TO 16N105W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W
TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W TO 11N99W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N94W TO
12N91W TO 04N91W TO 03.4N101W TO 03.4N105W TO 16N105W TO 16N96W
TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...SW
AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 11N91W
TO 03N91W TO 03.4S95W TO 03.4S108W TO 15N108W TO 16N96W TO
16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND
NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE
GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86W TO 09N91W...
INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86W TO 09N91W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
TO 11 FT.

.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 30N116W TO
19N105W TO 05N105W TO 03.4S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 14N105W TO 03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N108W TO 03.4S108W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 06N81W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 05N80W TO
03N83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO
02N82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI FEB 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 04N86W TO 04N88W TO 03N110W TO 02N130W TO 02N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 12 NM S OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 104W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF
ITCZ W OF 135W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.