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FZPN03 KNHC 190928
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.                

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 20N140W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
29N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N122W TO 
21N135W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 128W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 21N TO 25N E OF FRONT TO 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW 
PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 12N103W TO 03N106W. FROM 06N TO 10N WITHIN 150 NM W 
OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WITHIN 130 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
09N91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 06N TO 
12N E OF 102W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N E OF 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 
02N83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.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 0900 UTC FRI FEB 19...

.TROUGH FROM 12N103W TO 03N106W. FROM 06N TO 10N E OF TROUGH TO 
98W SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED. 
SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NEAR 06N95W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...01N80W TO 04N90W TO 06N104W TO 
06N113W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 50 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF AXIS FROM 116W TO 120W AND NEAR 4.5N124W.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.