000
FZPN03 KNHC 200335
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.                

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N121W TO 21N136W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 129W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN BAJA 
PENINSULA AND 125W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. W OF LINE FROM 30N137W 
TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
23N BETWEEN BAJA PENINSULA AND LINE FROM 30N119W TO 23N113W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. S OF 12N BETWEEN 
110W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 121W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF LINE FROM 19N115W TO 00N125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 110W...AND FROM 05N TO 
10N W OF 128W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 113W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.LOW PRES 06N99W 1009 MB AND TROUGH FROM 13N96W TO 02N99W. 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 06N TO 13N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM 
W OF TROUGH FROM 06N TO 10N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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 SAT FEB 20...

.LOW PRES 06N99W 1009 MB AND TROUGH FROM 13N96W TO 
02N99W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 330 NM E OF 
TROUGH AXIS AND WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...01N80W TO 06N97W TO 06N114W TO 
03N130W TO 06N139W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 89W AND 93W AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 116W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 129W. 
 
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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.