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FZPN03 KNHC 120256
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 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 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 24 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF THE COAST OF THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W NE TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FIRST TROUGH 15N112W TO 08N118W AND SECOND TROUGH 15N127W TO 
09N132W. WITHIN 210N NM W OF FIRST TROUGH AND WITHIN 330 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. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 113W AND 121W AND 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 17N117W TO 13N119W AND 
SECOND TROUGH 17N127W TO 11N132W. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF SECOND 
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 130W AND FROM 15N TO 21N W OF 117W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL NW HALF AND 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NE SWELL SE HALF. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 112W 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 19N126W 
TO 12N133W. W OF TROUGH FROM 12N TO 19N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N132W TO 21N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE NW LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 21N120W TO 09N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 12N110W TO 00N125W 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N 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 0130 UTC FRI FEB 12...
.TROUGH 15N112W TO 08N118W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF TROUGH FROM 08N TO 11N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 03N77W TO 05N100W TO 
12N112W TO 05N129W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 270 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 111W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.