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FZPN03 KNHC 250330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. FROM 05N TO 22N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 
110W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 
22N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18 W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.

.FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 106W AND 110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 
26N BETWEEN 110W AND 114W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 26N E OF 116W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 116W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
122W AND 132W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 27N125W TO 28N138W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 24N125W TO 26N140W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT JUST 
AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0230 UTC FRI FEB 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 1009 MB LOW PRES 
NEAR 05N77W TO 01N100W TO 03N120W TO 06N132W TO 05N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.