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FZPN03 KNHC 220312
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 24.

.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 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 20N W 
OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 0N100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N 
E OF 125W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERS AREA ALONG 30N125W TO 
28N130W TO 30N138W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. 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 07N TO 22N W OF 
128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF LINE 23N110W TO 00N105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 29N123W
THROUGH 25N130W TO 28N138W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 135W. FROM 07N 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 22N W OF LINE 22N110W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATING NEAR 27N115W WITH 
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM LOW THROUGH 23N120W TO 22N130W. N OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 118W AND 130W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 108W 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 82W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 0315 UTC TUE FEB 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 06N77W TO 00N88W 
THEN CONTINUES FROM 03N112W TO 04N130W TO 02N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.