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FZPN03 KNHC 182155
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.                

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 22N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. N OF 
26N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 22N132W. N OF 22N W 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 22N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT NW OF 
AREA. W OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 116W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 126W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF 
LINE 19N116W TO 00N132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 14N100W TO 08N107W. WITHIN 210 NM W OF TROUGH N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 13N BETWEEN 92W TO 
126W...EXCEPT S OF 03N W OF 114W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 150 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 13 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 95W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N92W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO....NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 02N81W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W 
TO 03N81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 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 2100 UTC THU FEB 18...

.TROUGH FROM 14N101W TO 10N105W TO 04N106W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 250 NM E OF TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N TO 13N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...01N80W TO 04N90W TO 06N105W TO 
03N124W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS W 
OF 133W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.