000 FZPN03 KNHC 021456 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED MAR 02 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED MAR 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 04. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS WEAKER DURING AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS WEAKER DURING AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N131W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST STALLING COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 10N120W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .S OF 00N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 03N TO 12N W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 103W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 102W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAR 02... .ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF 08N110W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 05N90W. ITCZ FROM 05N90W TO 04N110W TO 02N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS FROM 90W TO 105W AND W OF 130W. $$ .FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.