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FZPN03 KNHC 032137
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED FEB 03 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 27N W OF 138W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL AND S WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 21N140W. WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND S WIND WAVES.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND S WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND S WIND WAVES. W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 20N140W. WITHIN 150 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT N OF 27N, 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 17N140W. WITHIN 150 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF FRONT N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N121W TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 18N104W TO 08N110W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
TROUGH E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 16N102W TO 10N106W. WITHIN 
120 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM 
W OF TROUGH N OF 13N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 07N TO 21N BETWEEN 116W AND 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 29N114W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 24N112W TO 00N120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC WED FEB 3...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 18N104W TO 
08N110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 05N77W TO  
06N85W TO 05N94W TO 08N110W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT DEEP 
CONVECTION.     

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.