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FZPN03 KNHC 220905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 126W AND 134W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 28N127W TO 30N138W. 
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N121W 
TO 24N124W TO 26N140W. NW OF FRONT TO 131W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS WITHIN 270 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT W OF 131W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM S 
OF FRONT W OF 126W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS AND 
SEAS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 125W AND FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 130W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 
27N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 16N BETWEEN 110W 
AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 
118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 109W AND FROM 
21N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 112W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.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 80W 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 0830 UTC TUE FEB 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N77W TO 00N83W 
THEN CONTINUES FROM 04N115W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.