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FZPN03 KNHC 280843
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC MON FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 
12N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 13N TO 25N BETWEEN 111W AND 122W AND FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 
122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 24N W OF 138W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N139W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. E OF FRONT 
TO 133W N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 23N140W. WITHIN 360 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM LINE 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0800 UTC MON FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 05N77W TO 06N83W TO 
03N95W THEN CONTINUES FROM 03N106W TO 07N119W TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 94W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.