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FZPN03 KNHC 242148
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95N TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N99W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 8.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 101W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 107W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.N OF 21N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 132.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 120W AND 
125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 24N140W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 124W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 117W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW 20 KT. SEA CONDITIONS DESCRIBED 
ABOVE.  

.N OF 16N E OF 110W INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 23N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
ABOVE...ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY W TO NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N 
W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.

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

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 WED FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...THE AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 
08.5N83W TO 05.5N100W TO 06N113W TO 04.5N128W TO 02N135W TO 
01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 360 NM S OF 
AXIS E OF 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
N OF AXIS AND SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 270 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS FROM 105W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 124W 
AND 134W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.