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FZPN03 KNHC 150350
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 111W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING N TO NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING N TO NE SWELL AND SW SWELL. 
S OF 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N...N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 05N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N 
TO 26N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 117W TO THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA FROM 23N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N W OF 
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 27N130W TO 
24.5N140W. N OF 29N W OF 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N119W TO 22N127W TO 
20N127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW REINFORCING COLD 
FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 25N140W. N OF 29N E OF 130W NW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W 
TO 20N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW...NE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N125W 
TO 07N125W TO 00N138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0230 UTC TUE FEB 15...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED OFF OF 
THE ITCZ FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 108W AND 118W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 01S80W TO 
02S90W TO 01N100W TO 01S107W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 124W AND 130W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.