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FZPN03 KNHC 222130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94W
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N 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 FAR NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 111W AND 118W N WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

.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 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 
09N TO 22N BETWEEN 109W AND 118W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN N 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 115W 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 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING 
SW AND NW SWELL.

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

.WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM 15N TO 20N NW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM 16N 
TO 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 13N BETWEEN
93W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC MON FEB 22...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 08N113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 02N95W TO 02N104W TO
05N112W TO 04N123W TO 03N131W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 90W AND 91W 
AND 95W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
98W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN
120W AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.