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FZPN03 KNHC 190330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.                

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 21N140W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N122W TO 
22N131W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 128W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT TO 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN BAJA 
PENINSULA AND 124W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 11N TO 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 126W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW 
PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 118W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 14N102W TO 02N107W. FROM 07N TO 14N WITHIN 210 NM W 
OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 
126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 20N104W TO 15N108W. N OF 16N BETWEEN 100W AND 104W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
10N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 89W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N92W 
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. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N 
TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 01N84W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 
80W AND 83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 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 0300 UTC FRI FEB 19...

.TROUGH FROM 14N102W TO 02N107W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 330 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 07N TO 10N. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 07N TO 
10N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...01N80W TO 04N90W TO 05N104W TO 
06N112W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 119W AND 121W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.