000
FZPN03 KNHC 130331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND 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 FT.
.24 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 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.TROUGH 18N126W TO 12N131W. WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 16N 
TO 18N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
W OF 132W FROM 07N TO 14N AND W OF 118W FROM 14N TO 22N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT NW SWELL NW 
HALF. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL E OF 122W AND PRIMARILY NE SWELL W OF 122W.
.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. W OF 126W FROM 15N TO 20N 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 116W AND 122W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 25N119W TO 10N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 00N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 18N104W TO 00N115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 19N TO 26N E OF 110W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 21N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0115 UTC SAT FEB 13...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 02N 
TO 04N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 03N77W TO 07N85W TO 03N97W 
TO 06N134W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 84W AND 87W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.