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FZPN03 KNHC 150337
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94W TO 
14.5N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94W TO 
14.5N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 12.597W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N E OF 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 
FT IN MERGING NE...NW AND W SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 
127W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND N
SWELL. FROM 05N TO 11N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
20N105W TO 09N101W TO 00N119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND W SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 99W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE... 
ELSEWHERE W OF 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 02N78W TO 
04N83W TO 06N106W TO 05N113W TO 05N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED TO 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING FROM 01N TO 
10N BETWEEN 80W AND 91W, SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 210N NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS 
FROM 91W TO 106W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING 
FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 131W ALONG THE E OR TRAILING SIDE OF A PAIR 
OF LOW LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTERS THAT HAVE MOVED W OF 
140W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.