000
FZPN03 KNHC 160354
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N 
TO 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE...NW...AND 
SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N W TO NW  WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 24N E OF 116W TO W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 115W TO W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 111W AND 114W N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N119W TO 20N126W TO 05N120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW...WITH IN NW SWELL NW 
PORTIONS AND MIXED NW...NE AND SW SW ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. NEW COLD FRONT 
DISSIPATING FROM 30N118W TO 26N130W. N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W 
TO 20N128W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. NEW COLD FRONT FORMING 
FROM 30N133W TO 29N140W. N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM S AND SE OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
29N115W TO 20N114W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N.

.S OF 06N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED E AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH THOSE IN PARAGRAPH 
ABOVE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0215 UTC WED FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED CROSSING THE 
EQUATOR FROM 00N114W TO 05N130W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.