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FZPN03 KNHC 260327
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 22N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FR0M 06N TO 10N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.N OF 26N E OF 116W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 123W AND 133W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 27N125W TO 29N140W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 23N125W TO 27N140W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N125W. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N112W TO 21N125W 
TO 26N140W. N OF 25N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 114W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 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 O300 UTC SAT FEB 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 07N84W TO 03N95W TO 
06N107W TO 04N125W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.