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FZPN03 KNHC 162156
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30    
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 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 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 10N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 
100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY N NW SWELL. 
.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 09.5 12N E OF 90...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N92.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150  NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N92W TO 07.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 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 81W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 02.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 83W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 17N S TO LINE 05N140W TO 09N126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 2100 UTC TUE FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N78W TO 05N90W TO 04N100W TO 
06N109W TO 04N116W TO 03N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS E OF 83W. 
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.