000 FZPN03 KNHC 261527 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI FEB 26 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 28. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N122W TO 26N135W. NW OF FRONT TO 135W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST NW PART. FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N E OF 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 117W. N OF 25N W OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. .FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 99W AND 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF LINE FROM 25N117W TO 10N128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N. S OF 10N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI FEB 26... .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 00N TO 06N. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM OF THE COAST OF PANAMA BETWEEN 83W AND 86W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 03N100W TO 05N113W TO 03N124W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N OF THE AXIS W OF 115W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.