000
FZPN03 KNHC 170312
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 19.

.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 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 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.
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 
100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE... 
NW...AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11.5N99W TO 11N102W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
14N BETWEEN BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...NW...AND SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 145N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...NW...AND SW SWELL.
 
.FROM 09.5 TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N92W TO 08N96W...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 03N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 133W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 21N140W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N128W TO 
15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM LINE 13N140W TO 12N129W S TO 06N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 111W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE...NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 128W 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 MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 100W...EXCEPT AS NOTED 
ABOVE...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC WED FEB 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 03N85W TO 06N101W TO 
06N111W TO 04N116W TO 02N129W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 93W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 118W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.