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FZPN03 KNHC 022141
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 70 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 70 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 11N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.COLD FRONT 30N122W TO 20N140W. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN 
PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 
120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.24 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 FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 116W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC TUE MAR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 03N85W TO 04N95W TO 
06N114W THEN FROM 07N118W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 70 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
FROM 83W TO 85W...AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS FROM 122W TO 126W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.