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FZPN03 KNHC 152148
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 12.5N97.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 12.5N97.5W TO 09.5N99W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12N97.5W TO 
11N102.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT..
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N116W TO 14N109W. WITHIN 210 NM 
NW OF TROUGH N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...ELSEWHERE W OF 92W 
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 2100 UTC MON FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 03N84W TO 05N92W TO 
03N100W TO 06N110W TO 06N130W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING S OF 07N BETWEEN 84W AND 92W. 
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 
90 NM S AND 120 NM N OF AXIS W OF 106W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.