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FZPN03 KNHC 122147
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC COAST 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC COAST N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH 18N129W TO 09N133W. WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 16N 
TO 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 
120W FROM 05N TO 09N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W FROM 14N TO 23N AND W OF FRONT 
FROM 09N TO 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 18N128W TO 12N133W. W 
OF 123W FROM 16N TO 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 14N W OF 120W SE OF 
LINE 30N125W TO 20N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N134W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 60 NM SE OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 23N122W TO 
12N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST W OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 138W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
15 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 25N111W TO 
00N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 19N105W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 19N TO 28N E OF 110W AND WITHIN 90 NM 
OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA S OF 28N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT S OF 22N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI FEB 12...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 03N 
TO 06N. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W 
AND 87W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 03N77W TO 07N85W TO 03N98W 
TO 06N132W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 102W AND 108W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.