000
FZPN03 KNHC 160934
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 12 FT.
.24 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 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 10N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 
14N BETWEEN S OF 14.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N95W TO 10N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...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 LITTLE CHANGE.
.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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 210 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. NW OF A LINE FROM 
27N140W TO 30N137W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED ABOVE...ELSEWHERE W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
ABOVE...ELSEWHERE W OF 91W 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 0915 UTC TUE FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 04.5N77W 
TO 06N87W TO 04.5N95W TO 05.5N109W TO 04N117W TO 05N136W TO 
04.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 125W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.