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FZPN03 KNHC 172140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU FEB 17 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING NORTHWEST CORNER OF AREA.  N OF 28N W OF 
133W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF A 
LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 25N135W. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT TO 117W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 22N124W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
10N W OF 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF A 
LINE FROM 10N110W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.   

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS AND SEAS LOWER DURING THE 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS AND SEAS LOWER DURING THE 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC THU FEB 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N118W TO 07N133W 
TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.
 
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.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.