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FZPN03 KNHC 272144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 
13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 20N133W TO 
27N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
20N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 108W AND 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 26.5N140W TO 30N135W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A 
LINE FROM 20N119W TO 26N112.5W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
17 FT...HIGHEST E PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 23.5N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 150 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
20N108W TO 00N97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
09N128W TO 20N119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N W OF 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 10N110W TO 05N120W TO 00N100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W 
TO 09N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 SAT FEB 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 04N82W TO 06.5N94.5W 
TO 03N108W TO 05N121W TO 03.5N129W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 83W AND 89W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 120W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.