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FZPN03 KNHC 180932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 26N138W. N OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM SE OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 19N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 21N130W. N OF 25N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 108W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE INLAND AND BECOME ILL 
DEFINED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 26N128W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 128W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 11N W OF 
118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
11N W A LINE FROM 11N112W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 138W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 11N W OF A 
LINE FROM 11N106W TO 00N118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.   

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N89W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS AND SEAS LOWER DURING THE 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS AND SEAS LOWER DURING THE 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N WIND 
WAVES AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW 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 0830 UTC FRI FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS EXTENDS FROM 00N111W TO 
07N132W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS NOTED 
WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS W OF 129W..
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.