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FZPN03 KNHC 240350
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W 
AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. 

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 130W AND 136W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 131W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 117W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 117W NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 111W AND 117W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 110W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 114W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A 
LINE FROM 22N111W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05.5N TO 20N W OF 116W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 20N110W TO 11N102W TO 00N112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 

.N OF 17N E OF 110W INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 20.5N TO 27N E OF 109W 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA... 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N78W TO 08N82W TO 05.5N88W 
TO 07.5N114W TO 06N122W TO 02.5N130W TO 03N140W. NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS AND 210 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 79W AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS AND 330 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 
95W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
99W AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 121W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 124W AND 130W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.