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FZPN03 KNHC 202130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.                

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 26N117W TO 22N126W THEN DISSIPATING 
TO 20N140W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 128W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. FROM N OF 
FRONT TO 22N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED INLAND AND DISSIPATED. N OF 
17N W OF 11W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND 121W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST NW PART.

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 
10N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 09N132W TO 01N136W DRIFTING W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF 
TROUGH FROM 07N TO 09N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 09N W OF 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11N133W TO 04N137W. WITHIN 150 NM 
OF TROUGH FROM 06N TO 11N. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 126W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 07N W OF 116W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR WITHIN 120 NM OF THE MEXICAN COAST FROM 16N TO 20N W TO 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 
105W AND 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.LOW NEAR 06.5N108W 1009 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 06N112W 1010 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 109W AND 126W...EXCEPT S OF 02N BETWEEN 109W AND 120W... 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. S OF 10N BETWEEN 105W AND 116W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95 TO 15N95W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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.
.06 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 2100 UTC SAT FEB 20...

.LOW NEAR 06.5N108W 1009 MB...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LOW CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 06N90W TO 05N107W TO 
03N117W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 250 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 93W AND 100W...AND WITHIN 360 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W 
AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 100W AND 106W. 
 
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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.