000
FZPN03 KNHC 010350
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 01 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS TO 13 FT. 
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12.5N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W 
AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W TO 12.5N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
09N91W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12N E OF 95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT STALLING ACROSS NW PORTIONS THROUGH 30N135W TO 
27N140W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N131W 
TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N123W TO 
27N123W TO 22N134W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 129W AND 134W NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W. 

.FROM 04N TO 12N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 112W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N AND W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 128W 
AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0200 UTC MON FEB 1...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 05N77W TO 
03N82W TO 03N97W TO 05N109W TO 06N130W TO 02N138W TO 02N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.  

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.