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FZPN03 KNHC 230331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 23N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 119W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 111W AND 118W N WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 

.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 119W 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 05N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S 
OF 04N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 
27N W OF 135W SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
EXCEPT W OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 27N140W SW 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT W OF LINE 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

.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 FROM 23N TO 29N 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 180 NM OF THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM 16N 
TO 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 23N E OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 102W AND 118W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC TUE FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 02N95W TO 05N105W TO
06N115W TO 02N126W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 120 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 91W AND 97W WITHIN 60 NM OF 
THE AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 88W AND 99W AND 105W...AND 90 NM S OF
THE AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 122W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.