000
FZPN03 KNHC 160327
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96 N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96.5W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 102.5W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW 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.

.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 FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 107W AND 115W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0215 UTC TUE FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 03N78W TO 
03N84W TO 04N92W TO 03N99W TO 06N110W TO 06N124W TO 04N140W. 
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING FROM 04N 
TO 09N BETWEEN 105W AND 132W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.