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FZPN03 KNHC 042126
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10N W OF 114W AND N OF 10N BETWEEN 114W AND 122W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 12N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE FROM 
03N TO 14N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 21N140W. WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT N OF 
26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  WITHIN 150 NM E 
OF FRONT FROM 24N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
N PORTIONS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 18N140W. WITHIN 150 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 130W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF 136W. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W PORTION. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 20N120W TO 
14N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N118W TO 20N130W. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 29N114W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N W OF 125W.

.TROUGH 16N102W TO 04N114W. E OF SURFACE TROUGH TO 99W N OF 13N 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU FEB 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 05N77W TO  
07N90W TO 07N105W TO 03N136W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 75 NM N AND 50 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 135W AND 137W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.