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FZPN03 KNHC 130941
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.DISSIPATING TROUGH 18N127W TO 12N131W. FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 
119W AND 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL. FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 15.5N AND 21N BETWEEN 
131W AND 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 13.5N TO 23N W OF 122W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
N OF 26N BETWEEN 116W AND 123W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N111W TO 15N105W TO 
00N123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 25N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 23N110W TO 10N100W TO 00N112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...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 SAT FEB 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 04N77W TO 06N88W TO 04N106W 
TO 06N132W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 88W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 105W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.