000
FZPN03 KNHC 251510
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5N TO 12N97W TO 11N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5N 
TO 13N96W TO 10N99W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 11N E OF 91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.HIGH PRES 28N131W 1025 MB WITH RIDGE SW TO 25N140W. NW OF RIDGE 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 120W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 
22N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH PRES 29N122W 1022 MB WITH RIDGE SW TO 
20N135W AND COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. BETWEEN RIDGE AND FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 120W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 30N115W TO 10N95W TO 00N108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N121W TO 25N125W. WITHIN 660 NM W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. 
BETWEEN RIDGE AND FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N 
OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N121W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 
125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 22N110W TO 10N100W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU FEB 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 06N77W TO 03N87W TO 
06N105W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N 
TO 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W...WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W 
AND 87W AND BETWEEN 109W AND 117W AND W OF 133W.  

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.