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FZPN03 KNHC 212131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC MON FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW 
TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 20N W 
OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 0N100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL 
PART.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
125W AND 135W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 25N BETWEEN 113W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 30N123W
THROUGH 26N130W TO 30N140W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N
BETWEEN 125W AND 135W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 120W SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 27N117W 1017 MB. WEAKENING COLD FRONT
FROM 30N116W THROUGH LOW TO 23N125W TO 25N133W. N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 120W AND 132W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 106W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2130 UTC MON FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 03N78W TO 00N90W 
THEN CONTINUES FROM 03N108W TO 04N130W THEN CONTINUES FROM 
03N135W TO 02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.