000
FZPN03 KNHC 250926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95N TO 15N95W TO 13N98W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W 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 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 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 30N136W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT W OF 
LINE FROM 30N128W TO 26N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 26N128W TO 24N134W. 
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 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W 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 115W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS AND 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 04N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 102W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST W 
PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 13N103W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST W 
PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A 
LINE FROM 20N110W TO 07N100W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N 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.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 0900 UTC THU FEB 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...THE AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 
06N78W TO 04N87W TO 06N105W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 300 NM N OF AXIS AND 200 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 94W AND 
100W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 108W AND 117W AND BETWEEN 132W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.