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FZPN03 KNHC 100326
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.TROUGH FROM 09N118W TO 07.5N122W TO 06N134W. N OF TROUGH 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 13N118W TO 05N127W. WITHIN 210 NM 
N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N113W TO 08N120W. WINDS 
BELOW GALE FORCE.   

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 09N118W TO 07.5N122W TO 06N134W WITH 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. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N118W TO 05N127W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS ABOVE...N OF TROUGH TO 19N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 KT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM SE 
OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 14N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 112W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N 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 13N113W TO 08N120W. N OF TROUGH TO 
20N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 22N 
W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 102W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...W OF 105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.N OF 27.5N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N E OF 126W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 104W AND 130W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 
22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...N OF 20N W OF 
105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PORTIONS. N OF 
29N W OF 138W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING NW PORTIONS FROM 30N135W 
TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE 30N131W TO 22N140W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 13N BETWEEN 
93W AND 96.5W...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 14N95.5W TO 11N98.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 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 TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N88W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 
10 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC WED FEB 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 04N77W TO 
03N82W TO 05N92W TO 06N111W TO 05N128W TO 07N134W TO 03N140W.  
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 
150 NM N AND 60 S OF AXIS W OF 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
07N85W TO 02.5N82W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.