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FZPN03 KNHC 201533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.                

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 25N121W TO 22N130W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 128W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED INLAND AND DISSIPATED. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N AND W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 138W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NW.

.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. 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 16N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF
16N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.30 HOUR WITHIN 90 NM OF THE MEXICAN COAST FROM 17N TO 21N NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 101W AND 110W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.LOW NEAR 07N107W 1009 MB MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN
97W AND 107W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 07N112W 1009 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 98W AND 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS AS 
DESCRIBED IN SECOND PARAGRAPH.

.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 
FT. S OF 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN N 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 1515 UTC SAT FEB 20...

.LOW NEAR 07N107W 1009 MB. NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LOW.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 05N90W TO 05N100W
TO 06N110W TO 04N121W TO 03N132W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 107W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 111W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 98W.
 
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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.