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FZPN03 KNHC 112136
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU FEB 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 12N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF THE COAST OF THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FIRST TROUGH 14N112W TO 07N117W AND SECOND TROUGH 15N126W TO 
09N132W. WITHIN 240N NM W OF FIRST TROUGH AND WITHIN 360 NM NW 
OF SECOND TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 110W...EXCEPT AREA SE OF FIRST 
TROUGH...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF LINE 30N118W TO 21N113W TO 125W N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 21W W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY W TO 
NW SWELL E OF 130W AND NE SWELL W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH 17N115W TO 13N118W AND 
SECOND TROUGH 18N126W TO 12N130W. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF SECOND 
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 130W AND FROM 13N TO 21N W OF 115W...EXCEPT 
SE OF DISSIPATING TROUGH...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL E OF 125W AND NE SWELL W 
OF 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST TROUGH DISSIPATED. SECOND TROUGH 18N126W 
TO 12N133W. W OF TROUGH FROM 12N TO 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 14 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 45 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N134W 
TO 23N137W TO 20N140W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 30N122W TO 
28N140W. NW LINE FROM 30N125W TO 24N122W TO 13N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 24N11W TO 00N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N91W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 21N TO 27N E OF 110W AND WITHIN 75 NM 
OF COAST OF MEXICO FROM 18N TO 21N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N 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 2100 UTC THU FEB 11...
.TROUGH 14N112W TO 07N117W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 450 NM E 
OF TROUGH FROM 09N TO 14N AND WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 07N 
TO 09N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 02N78W TO 06N103W TO 
12N115W TO 04N130W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT DEEP CONVECTION 
ALONG ITCZ.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.