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FZPN03 KNHC 101553
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU FEB 10 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11N99W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 127W AND N OF 
18N W OF 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 24N W OF 122W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 
16N117W TO 00N135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 125W AND 134W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 18N 
W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC THU FEB 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 07N78W TO 04N90W TO 
04N115W TO 08N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 133W.

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.