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FZPN03 KNHC 080939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON FEB 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON FEB 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 14N124W TO 11N130W TO 09N135W. FROM 09N TO 18N NW 
OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR TROUGH. FROM 09N TO TROUGH W OF
124W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N115W TO 10N124W TO 07N128W. 
FROM 07N TO 14N NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR TROUGH.
WITHIN 90 NM SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 14N TO 24N W OF 126W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N112W TO 12N120W TO 05N125W. 
FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 112W AND NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR TROUGH. WITHIN 150 NM SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N BETWEEN 
120W AND 129W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 23N E OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 24N BETWEEN BAJA PENINSULA AND LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
24N114W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE...W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN BAJA PENINSULA AND LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 24N113W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE...W OF LINE 23N110W 
TO 08N110W TO 00N119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE 
...S OF 23N W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 14N104W TO 00N104W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON FEB 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 06N77W TO 
05N89W TO 03N100W TO 06N121W TO 08N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 127W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.