000
FZPN03 KNHC 270904
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11.5N96.5W TO
07N98.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 06N90W TO 03.4S110W TO
17N110W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
09N100W...AND FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 04N92W TO 03.4S102W TO 03.4S116W TO 15N113W TO
16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N97W...AND FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 07N88W TO 03.4S98W TO 03.4S108W TO 13N113W TO
16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
11.5N97.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 05N90W TO 00N98W TO 05N110W TO 15N107W TO 16N95W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SW
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 15N103W TO
11N90W TO 06N90W TO 02N101W TO 02N110W TO 15N103W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 12.5N87W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE
GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 12.5N87W TO 08N93W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO
09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86.5W TO
09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 02N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07N80W TO 05N82W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
05N82W TO 02N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED
NE... SW AND NW SWELL.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W
TO 03.4S110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. NW OF
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
15N103W TO 03.4S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SAT FEB 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 04N91W TO 01S115W TO 00N126W TO 03S140W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 03N93W TO 02N134W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.