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FZPN03 KNHC 051537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 18N140W. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 22N130W 
TO 19N140W. WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28.5N NW OF FRONT TO 132W W 
TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W 
OF 128W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N114W TO 26N116W TO 
22N124W. W OF FRONT N OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.

.WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 16N100W TO 08N115W. WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 106W AND 122W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...NW 
OF LINE 30N116W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 20N118W TO 00N128W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
..48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 04N E OF 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT SE PART.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC COAST 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC COAST 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI FEB 5...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 02N78W TO 
01.5N82W TO 06N91W TO 05N111W TO 06N122W TO 05N131W TO 04N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING 
WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS E OF 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 
89W AND 99W.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.