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FZPN03 KNHC 200916
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SUN FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 27N E OF 130W TO LINE FROM 30N118W TO 27N113W NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
28N115W TO 10N107W TO 00N116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 123W AND 133W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 112W EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 121W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N FROM 78W TO 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0730 UTC SUN FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N77W TO 02N89W TO 
03S105W TO 04N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM 
OF EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 89W TO 100W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
WITHIN 360 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 122W AND 127W.
 
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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.