000
FZPN03 KNHC 150932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W...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 
14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 11.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 8.5N TO 
14N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 14N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27.5N 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 16N TO 22N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
MERGING NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 10N99W TO 00N116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 10N96W TO 00N99W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
N OF 20N E OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 14.5N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
ABOVE... ELSEWHERE W OF W OF A LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA TO 09N93W TO 00N93W 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.

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 03.5N77W 
TO 04N84W TO 03N91W TO 07N105W TO 04.5N118W TO 04.5N134W TO 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF 
AXIS AND 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 94W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.