000
FZPN03 KNHC 012144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 
TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 10.5N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 97W AND 107W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO...FROM 08.5N TO 12N E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 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.  
.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 COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PORTIONS. W OF A 
LINE FROM 30N134W TO 27N135W TO 24N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 2115 UTC MON FEB 1...

.DISSIPATING COLD FROM FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W.  SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT N OF 28.5N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 06N77W TO 
02N90W TO 07N114W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.