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FZPN03 KNHC 192203
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 24N122W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N128W. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 130W  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND S OF 12N FROM 
105W TO 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT DISSIPATED.  NEW REINFORCING COLD 
FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 28N126W.  N OF 28N E OF FRONT  SW WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  W OF FRONT TO 130W  NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND S 
OF 16N FROM 107W TO 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 26N122W.  W OF 
FRONT TO 120W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT DISSIPATED.  N OF 20N W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 130W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 132W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE 
S OF 20N W OF 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA  N OF 29N  SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N FROM 78W TO 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 
20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC SAT FEB 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 05N77W TO 00N89W TO 
02N117W TO 07N133W TO 07N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM 
OF AXIS FROM 117W TO 132W.
 
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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.