000
FZPN03 KNHC 262145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
09N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 08N92W...INCLUDING THE
GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 07N92W
INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 05N81W... 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 07N80W TO 03N83W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07N80W TO 03N82W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. 

.W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 08N86W TO
03.4S113W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM
07N87W TO 03.4S97W...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 114W...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI FEB 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 04N91W TO 02N103W TO 04N122W TO 02N140W. NO
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.