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FZPN03 KNHC 250334
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
14N96.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95N TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97.5W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT W OF LINE 
FROM 26.5N140W TO 30N130W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124.5W TO 23N140W. N OF 27N 
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 121W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 117W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW SWELL AND N WIND WAVES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W 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 20N E OF 110W INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N 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 20N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N106W TO 
06N97W TO 00N97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 117W 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 A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 10N103W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06.5N TO 19N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A 
LINE FROM 20N110W TO 05N94W TO 00N108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11.5N E OF 91W INCLUDING GULF OF 
FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 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 0300 UTC THU FEB 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...THE AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 
05.5N77W TO 03N89W TO 06N103W TO 03.5N133W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS AND 180 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 114W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 150 NM S 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 136W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.