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FZPN03 KNHC 171003
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.42 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 14N95W TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 
BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AMD NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W TO 11.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 
BETWEEN 93W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
 
.N 09N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...FROM 05N TO 
11N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.N OF 12N E OF 90.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135.5W TO 24.5N140W. NW OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 20N140W. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 15.5N140W TO 30N126W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...W 
OF A LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 07.5N93W 
TO 00N93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06.5N TO 11.5N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS 
NOTED ABOVE...W OF A LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA TO 04.5N91W TO 00N91.5W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15.5N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 04N TO 11.5N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED FEB 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N82W TO 06N91W TO 
06N106W TO 03N126W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 92W AND 
101W. SCATTERED MODERATE WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 102W AND 105W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.