000
FZPN03 KNHC 270322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 24N128W TO 30N138W. NW OF FRONT TO 
130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST ALONG 30N. N OF FRONT W OF 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 130W. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL... 
HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 26N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 09N118W TO 
05N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW TO NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 110W INCLUDING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WELL NW OF AREA. N OF 26N W OF 137W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING AREA. LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0300 UTC SUN FEB 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 06N77W TO 05N85W TO 
02N83W THEN CONTINUES FROM 07N114W TO 04N130W TO 05N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.