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FZPN03 KNHC 181547
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 25N132W. N OF 26N WITHIN 150 
NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT.SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W AND N OF 05N W OF 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT INLAND. N OF 27N E OF 123W W WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 
110W AND 120W AND N OF 02N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM FROM 10N TO 11N 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N78W TO 04N90W THEN RESUMES 
FROM 00N110W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS FROM 129W TO 134W.
 
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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.