000
FZPN03 KNHC 161520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.24 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 10 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 145N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
 
.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 135W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 05N90W TO 06N110W TO 
04N125W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.