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FZPN03 KNHC 090943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 14N116W TO 07N125W. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF TROUGH E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND 
NW SWELL. WITHIN 210 NM NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 15N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14N113W TO 05N126W. WITHIN 300 NM 
SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED 
NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 210 NM NW OF TROUGH N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 24N W OF 113W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST S OF 10N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 19N109W TO 10N120W. WITHIN 210 NM 
SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF TROUGH AXIS N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 109W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.N OF 25N WITHIN 150 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
PARAGRAPH ABOVE...W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N110W TO 00N120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND 127W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 24N BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH 
ABOVE...W OF LINE FROM 24N111W TO 10N103W TO 00N103W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 115W TO 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
PARAGRAPH ABOVE...W OF LINE FROM 20N109W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W 
TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC MON FEB 8...

.NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM SE OF LINE FROM 27N121W TO 
15N134W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST OF PANAMA BETWEEN 81W 
AND 83W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 06N77W TO 
08N88W TO 04N106W TO 09N131W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.