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FZPN03 KNHC 230955
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94W
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 108W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.N OF 23N E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 105W TO 115W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 
23N BETWEEN 110W AND 117W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 22N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S 
OF 22N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 
29N W OF 136W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
EXCEPT W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 28N140W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 125W.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 24N TO 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
13N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
12N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0815 UTC TUE FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 03N88W TO 06N108W TO 
02N130W TO 01N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM S OF THE 
AXIS BETWEEN 89W AND 110W AND SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 200 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 87W AND BETWEEN 111W 
AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.