000
FZPN03 KNHC 280331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 01.

.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 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N95W TO 11N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
REMAINDER AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 12N91W TO 05N91W
TO 03.4S100W TO 03.4N110W TO 11N110W TO TO 16N96W TO 16N94W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW
SWELL. 
.18 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 10 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 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 14N105W TO 14N96W TO 12N92W TO 04N92W TO 01N99W TO 04N110W
TO 14N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW
AND NWSWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 13N100W TO
10N91W TO 03.4N100W TO 03.4N110W TO 20N110W TO 13N100W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 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 GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 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 9 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 9 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 30N117W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W
TO 20N111W TO 03.4S130W 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 20N107W TO 14N105W
TO 04N110W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N130W TO 04N130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 10N130W TO 20N110W TO
03.4N110W TO 04N130W TO 10N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SUN FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 06N88W TO 00N120W TO 02N130W TO BEYOND 00N140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 00N TO 04N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.