000 FZPN03 KNHC 100931 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED FEB 10 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED FEB 10. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 11. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 12. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .TROUGH FROM 12N115W TO 10N121W TO 06N123W TO 05N126W. WITHIN 90 NM N OF TROUGH AXIS N OF 07N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 16N111W TO 13N116W TO 09N120W. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N TO 16N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17N107W TO 15N111W TO 11N118W. WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 12N115W TO 10N121W TO 06N123W TO 05N126W DRIFTING E. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR TROUGH AXIS. FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N108W TO 12N103W TO 00N103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 16N111W TO 13N116W TO 09N120W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM SE OF TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N TO 16N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR TROUGH AXIS. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17N107W TO 15N111W TO 11N118W. WITHIN 240 NM N OF TROUGH AXIS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 16N107W TO 14N112W TO 11N116W. WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH AXIS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...NW...AND SW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 96W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .N OF 27N BETWEEN BAJA PENINSULA AND 129W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE...FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 110W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N BETWEEN BAJA PENINSULA AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 26N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PORTION. W OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. N OF 24N W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 24N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION. .30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W TO 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED FEB 10... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 04N77W TO 02N83W TO 05N87W TO 07N120W TO 06N138W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 81W AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 123W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.