000
FZPN03 KNHC 281513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W TO
12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 12N91W TO 03N91W TO
03.4N95W TO 03.4N108W TO 14N108W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N93W TO 03.4S98W TO 05N110W TO 15N110W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM
11N91W TO 03N91W TO 03.4N96W TO 03.4S100W TO 13N100W TO 11N91W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 11N92W TO
03.4S94W TO 00N123W TO 13N120W TO 11N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE
GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
10N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 02N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 04N80W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
20N108W TO 03N108W TO 00N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT
IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. 
.W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 13N100W TO 03.4S100W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N128W TO
30N116W TO 23N115W TO 03N130W TO 03N140W TO 20N140W TO 30N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

ITCZ FROM 05N87W TO 03N100W TO 03N125W TO 01S140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 92W AND
96W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.