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FZPN03 KNHC 020905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.03 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT APPROACH NW PORTION. W OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO
26N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT WITH NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N131W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STALLING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W.
W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 19 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N128W
TO 12N136W TO 03N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N133W TO 25N140W. W OF
LINE FROM 30N124W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
12N136W TO 08113W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 

.S OF 12N W OF 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 103W AND 116W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 98W AND 116W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED MAR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

TROUGH FROM 09N87W TO 03N93W. ITCZ FROM 03N93W TO 06N105W TO
00N133W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
05N89W TO 05N107W TO 02N132W TO 04N140W.  
  
$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.