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FZPN03 KNHC 040302
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 26N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL AND S WIND WAVES.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 
22N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW 
SWELL AND S WIND WAVES.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 20N140W. WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL AND S WIND WAVES. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT FROM 24N TO 
27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 19N140W. WITHIN 270 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL AND S WIND WAVES. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N122W TO 17N140W AND REINFORCING 
TROUGH FROM 30N131W TO 28N133W. WITHIN 150 NM E OF COLD FRONT N 
OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF 128W 
NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 11 TO 21 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 12N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 17N102W TO 09N110W. WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
TROUGH S OF 12N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM W OF 
TROUGH N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
10N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 16N100W TO 10N104W. WITHIN 
150 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 123W AND 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 25N112W TO 00N137W...EXCEPT FROM 16N TO 24N W OF 126W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N W OF 122W AND FROM 08N TO 25N BETWEEN 
112W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0130 UTC THU FEB 4...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM SE OF TROUGH FROM 17N102W TO 
09N110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 03N77W TO  
05N94W TO 09N107W TO 06N120W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT DEEP 
CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.