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FZPN03 KNHC 200932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.                

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N121W TO 21N135W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 128W W TO NW WINDS 20 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 28N E OF FRONT TO 118W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N WITHIN 180 NM SE 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N FROM 120W TO 
125W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF 114W 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 28N140W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 107W TO THE MEXICAN COAST 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 20N 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 06N TO 18N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N114W TO 00N125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 130W...AND FROM 10N TO 
18N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.LOW PRES 06N107W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 90 NM SE 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE 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 07N112W 1008 MB. S OF 10N BETWEEN 96W 
AND 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 06N113W 1008 MB. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED 
ABOVE. 

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
05N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN PRIMARILY NE WIND WAVES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W 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 0900 UTC SAT FEB 20...

.LOW PRES 06N107W 1009 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION IS NOTED E OF LOW PRES CENTER FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 
103W AND 107W 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 05N90W TO 05N110W 
TO 05N130W TO 03N140W. OUTSIDE OF THE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH 
THE LOW PRES...SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS FROM 94W TO 98W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 04N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 113W. 
 
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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.