000
FZPN03 KNHC 180913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED AUG 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03N BETWEEN 82W AND 
127W EXCEPT N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 122W EXCEPT N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 1O FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 
80W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 112W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 122W EXCEPT N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 
80W AND 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0800 UTC WED AUG 18...
.TROUGH FROM 17N106W TO 12N92W...ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST FROM 20N TO 
22N. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST FROM 11N TO 14N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 91W AND 97W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...12N107W TO 10N120W TO 12N128W 
TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
107W AND 117W AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 131W AND 
137W.        

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.