000 FZPN03 KNHC 180331 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU FEB 18 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU FEB 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 20. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N102W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 133W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN BAJA PENINSULA AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 20N140W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N122W TO 22N134W. N OF 22N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 08N TO 11N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 102W AND 136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 102W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N BETWEEN 101W AND 126W...AND S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 17N102W TO 10N111W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE. .WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W TO 08N95W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 04N81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 03N TO 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU FEB 18... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N78W TO 07N101W TO 06N111W TO 04N124W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.