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FZPN03 KNHC 230919
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 1015 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N122W TO 28N120W TO 
23N127W TO 24N135W. NW OF FRONT AND N OF 27N W OF 135W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT 
OF LOW PRES. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 1015 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N119W 
TO 22N125W TO 23N135W. W OF FRONT TO 135W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW PRES. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS AND 
SEAS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 26N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 25N W OF 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 112W AND FROM 
19N TO 21N E OF 108W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0700 UTC WED FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 1009 MB LOW PRES 
NEAR 03N78W TO 02N90W THEN RESUMES AT 04N107W TO 04N121W TO 
03N128W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.