000
FZPN03 KNHC 280926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 
13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.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 8 TO 10 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W TO 12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 103W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.03 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 138W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 26N140W WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 24N132W DISSIPATING TO 
18N140W. W OF FRONT S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 
KT S OF 11N W OF 136W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
S OF 06N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 27N E OF 125W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 100W AND N OF 10N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE 
PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
05N125W TO SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 00N105W TO 20N105W 
TO SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0730 UTC SUN FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 03N85W TO 06N99W TO 
04N113W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 88W AS WELL AS WITHIN 45 
NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 119W AND 128W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.