000
FZPN03 KNHC 160314
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT TO A LINE 
FROM 30N132W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 20N135W 
TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N140W. SE OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 25N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 
28N140W. NW OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N124W TO 07N129W TO 
03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST MERGING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 22N140W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 138W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
22 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N120W 
TO 24N128W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 24N125W TO 19N140W. 
N OF 26N BETWEEN 123W AND 132W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 
25 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 136W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT AND 
W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 26N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
21N120W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
E OF FRONT AND W OF A LINE FROM 24N112W TO 13N120W TO 03N130W TO 
03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.03 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N E OF 114W S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE ITCZ AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION IS S OF THE EQUATOR. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.