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FZPN03 KNHC 262139
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 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 NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W 
AND 129W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 20N133W TO 26N129W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 110W 
AND 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 20N119W TO 26N113W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E 
PART.

.FROM 04.5N TO 17.5N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N 
W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 07N94W TO 00N106W 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 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N108W TO 00N97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 20N119W TO 09.5N127W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 09.5N W OF 
101W 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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 9.5N89W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 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 2100 UTC FRI FEB 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 04N77W 
TO 03N101W TO 04.5N114W TO 03N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 270 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 
90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS 
W OF 116W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.