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FZPN03 KNHC 011534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.06 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 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W TO 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W TO 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  WINDS AND SEAS ARE HIGHER LATE NIGHT 
AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO...FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  WINDS AND SEAS ARE HIGHER LATE NIGHT AND 
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N126W TO 22N131W.  W OF TROUGH 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  W OF A LINE 
FROM 22N131W TO 12N140W NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 30N119W TO 20N127W. W 
OF TROUGH LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND S WIND WAVES.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 16N127W TO 13N126W. WITHIN 240 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE 
WIND WAVES. FROM 03N TO 12N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S AND W OF 
A LINE FROM S 13N140W TO 30N122W TO 30N116W TO 20N108W TO 
00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH 15N119W TO 11N123W. FROM 10N TO 
15N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE 
WIND WAVES.  ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 06N140W TO 10N120W TO 
16N110W TO 10N95W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 
120W TO 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL 
AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N123W 
TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON FEB 1...

.DISSIPATING COLD FROM FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W.  SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT N OF 28N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 07N78W TO 
03N93W TO 06N114W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.  

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.FORECASTER LANDSEA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.