000 FZPN03 KNHC 142114 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT FEB 14 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT FEB 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 16. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT APPROACH NW PORTION. N OF 28N W OF 125W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 112W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 130W AND 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 25N134W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 22N130W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .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 LITTLE CHANGE. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS TO 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. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT FEB 14... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 06N77W TO 01N96W TO 04N116W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 05N85W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 05N133W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.