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FZPN03 KNHC 182106
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W 
EXCEPT N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W...AND BETWEEN 
115W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 
88W AND 110W EXCEPT N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 88W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 112W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 110W 
EXCEPT N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 80W TO 88W. S OF 12N 
BETWEEN 112W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
SW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA 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 2100 UTC WED AUG 18...
.TROUGH FROM 19N106W TO 14N101W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 
NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AXIS.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 
96W AND 103W.  

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 13N97W TO 11N110W TO 
09N125W TO 07N140. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 111W AND 117W.        

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.