000 FZPN03 KNHC 231540 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE FEB 23 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 25. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 28N W OF 133W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .N OF 19N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 26N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 17N TO 23N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20N AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 19N BETWEEN 103W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 106W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST 05N TO 22N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11.5N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE FEB 23... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 03N89W TO 08N110W TO 03N126W TO 01N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 300 NM S OF AXIS E OF 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 81W AND 87W AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 122W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.