000
FZPN03 KNHC 151520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 4N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.FROM 14N TO 21N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA TO 15N105W TO 00N116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 00N102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 10N100W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 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 LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 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.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 03N85W TO 05N90W TO 
03N100W TO 06N110W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.