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FZPN03 KNHC 120957
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 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.
.24 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 WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W. NE OF A LINE 
FROM 22N140W TO 30N131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN 
SECTION BELOW. 

.W OF A LINE FROM 05N140W TO 22N118W TO 22N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 102W AND 118W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W 
OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 08N140W TO 14.5N118W TO 
22N118W TO 22N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELLS. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
13N100W TO 00N97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 21N W OF 121W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELLS. ELSEWHERE W OF 109W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NW PART. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N 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 0915 UTC FRI FEB 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 03N77W TO 02N87W TO 06N107W 
TO 08N116W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
270 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 84W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 122W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.