000
FZPN03 KNHC 260918
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 24N135W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 
15N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N E OF 125W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 
14N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N98W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.


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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI FEB 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N85W TO 03N100W TO 
06N115W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM N OF AXIS FROM 122W TO 127W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.