000
FZPN03 KNHC 181522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT.
.06 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 14N96W TO 11N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W TO 11N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10 N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 20N140W. 
W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N117W TO 
26N121W. N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N78W TO 07N97W TO 04N120W TO 
05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.