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FZPN03 KNHC 211522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW 
TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 
20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
125W AND 135W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 28N130W TO 30N140W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 123W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 114W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 28N120W 1012 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 
30N119W THROUGH LOW TO 25N125W TO 28N133W. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. WITHIN 
180 NM S QUADRANT OF LOW SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 23N W OF 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL. FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 15N BETWEEN 106W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 MON FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N77W TO 00N90W 
THEN CONTINUES FROM 00N113W TO 04N131W THEN CONTINUES FROM 
03N135W TO 02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.