000
FZPN03 KNHC 221530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.                

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 119W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 20N W OF 119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 118W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

.FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 113W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 106W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 
09N TO 20N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 09N W OF 
106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 
04N W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING 
SW AND NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM 16N TO 21N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM 16N 
TO 20N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 102W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 23N E OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 04N TO 17N BETWEEN 102W AND 118W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
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 1500 UTC MON FEB 22...

.WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 02N TO 08N... 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 03N97W TO 06N113W TO 
02N126W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 80W AND 83W...AND WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 110W...AND 
WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 121W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.