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FZPN03 KNHC 270338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 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 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 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 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 25N134W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N S OF A LINE FROM 20N126W TO 
30N117W TO 20N108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N E OF 130W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF A LINE FROM 20N130W TO 26N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 27N140W TO 30N135W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE 
FROM 20N116W TO 26N113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PART.

.W OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 13N120W TO 07N120W TO 04N140W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N108W TO 05N94W 
TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 15N140W TO 08N121W TO 
05.5N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES 
AND NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W OF 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 20N116W TO 05.5N126W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 05.5N W OF 
1105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
09N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. 

.36 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 10N88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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 0300 UTC SAT FEB 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 07N77W 
TO 06N116W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
180 NM N AND 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 90W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS W OF 
115W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.