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FZPN03 KNHC 171522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 10 TO 12 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 10 TO 13 FT.
.30 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 14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 
BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N96W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 5N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. 
 
.N OF 26N W OF 135W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 20N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 240 
NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE W OF A 
LINE 30N119W TO 15N105WW TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 
130W AND S OF 15N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12 E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W TO 07N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.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 8 TO 11 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED FEB 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 06N97W TO 04N125W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N 
OF AXIS FROM 100W TO 103W..

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.