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FZPN03 KNHC 182148
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N122W TO 24N132W.  N OF 27N WITHIN 240 
NM E OF FRONT  SW TO W WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30  KT.  SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 110W S OF 14N W OF 120W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT INLAND.  N OF 29N E OF 130W  W 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 10N 
W OF 110W AND S OF 10N W OF 115W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N E OF 115W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 13 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.12 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 80W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA  N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.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 2100 UTC FRI FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 05N84W TO 05N90W 
THEN RESUMES FROM 00N107W TO 07N120W TO 08N134W TO 07N140W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 131W TO 137W.
 
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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.