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FZPN03 KNHC 281531
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 28 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 28
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 29
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 01
 
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 10N101W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W NE 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 
90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 13N96W TO 10N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO
13N97W TO 10N102W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N
BETWEEN 92W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 09N TO 22N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE WINDS
TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 
126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT TO 9 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 121W AND 128W NE
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 108W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST
FAR NW PART.

.FROM 5N TO 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 5N TO 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 103W E WINDS 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 5N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
WITH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W N WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W N WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 6N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 09N79W TO 
07N79W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 1500 UTC THU FEB 28...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 05N78W 04N84W 04N100W
07N114W 06N127W 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM WITHIN
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 89W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH