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FZPN03 KNHC 121533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 22N W OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.

.W OF A LINE FROM 22N120W TO 05N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 20 OF
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 13N BETWEEN 
94W AND 96W 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 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W NE TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI FEB 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 03N77W TO 06N90W TO 03N105W 
TO 05N120W TO 01N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.