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FZPN03 KNHC 151516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED FEB 15 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF OF LINE 
FROM 30N132W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W.
W OF OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 08N128W TO 02N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 22N140W. N OF 24N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. 
S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 06N128W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.S OF 00S BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ S OF AREA. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 02S 
BETWEEN 93W AND 98W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.