000
FZPN03 KNHC 272145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 29.

.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 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N95W TO 11N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
REMAINDER AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 12N91W TO 06N91W
TO 03.4S101W TO 03.4N110W TO 14N110W TO TO 16N96W TO 16N94W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW
SWELL. 
.24 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 00N96W TO 05N110W TO 15N107W TO 16N95W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W 16N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM
13N100W TO 11N90W TO 06N90W TO 03.4N96W TO 03.4N103W TO 13N100W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW
SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N91W...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
08.5N92W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 06N79W TO 03N84W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 06N79W TO
04N82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 01N TO 05N BETWEEN 80W AND
84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE...SW...AND NW
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W
TO 16N110W TO 03.4S110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N108W TO 03N108W
TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED S AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 13N100W TO 03.4S100W
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 2100 UTC SAT FEB 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 05N87W TO 01N120W TO 02N130W TO BEYOND
00N140W.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 00N TO 04N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.