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FZPN03 KNHC 191530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.                

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 20N139W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 23N124W TO 21N139W. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF FRONT TO 130W
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENED E OF AREA. W OF LINE FROM
24N112W TO 17N120W TO 18N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 15N133W TO 21N129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 9 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 16N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E 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 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 05N106W TO 12N105W. FROM 07N TO 11N E OF TROUGH TO
100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...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 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W 
TO 06N79W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 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 1515 UTC FRI FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...01N80W TO 04N91W TO 05N100W
TO 06N110W TO 04N120W TO 03N129W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED STRONG
WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 96W AND 100W AND 120 NM N OF
AXIS BETWEEN 91W AND 95W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 119W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF
AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 128W.
 
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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.