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FZPN03 KNHC 092149
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.TROUGH FROM 09N118W TO 07.5N122W TO 06N134W. N OF TROUGH FROM 
06N TO 12N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 18 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N119W TO 07.5N126W TO 05N133W. 
WITHIN 210 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 118W AND 129W N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N115W TO 06N124W. WINDS 
BELOW GALE FORCE.   

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 09N118W TO 07.5N122W TO 06N134W E PORTION DRIFTING 
N. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ABOVE...FROM 06N TO 24N W OF 120W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 13N. FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N119W TO 07.5N126W TO 05N133W.  
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ABOVE...N OF TROUGH TO 20N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 KT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 119W AND 112W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N115W TO 06N124W. N OF TROUGH TO 
21N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.   

.N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA  NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N E OF 124W  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 126W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 110W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N 
FROM 104W TO 110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT NW OF AREA.  N OF 28N W OF 135W  
SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W  INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N96W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 07N FROM 78W TO 80W  INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 06N FROM 78W TO 81W  INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 
FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC TUE FEB 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ALONG 05N77W TO 08N100W TO 
05N110W TO 08N121W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 360 NM N OF AXIS 
W OF 119W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.