000
FZPN03 KNHC 271530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N112W TO 25N114W TO 22N136W. NW OF FRONT TO 
123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW FAR NE PART. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N. FROM 22N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 109W AND 112W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
N OF 23N W OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 17N W OF 113W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 18N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...NW AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
02N TO 14N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE...NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...NW AND SW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30N112W TO 25N114W TO 
22N136W. NW OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N109W TO 25N111W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. 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 IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT S PART. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WELL NW OF AREA. N OF 27N W OF 139W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA NEAR 30N140W. N OF 
23N W OF 130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC SUN FEB 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 06N78W TO 07N81W TO 
00N99W THEN BEGINS ANEW FROM 07N111W TO 04N116W TO 03N132W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
180 NM S OF AXIS E OF 83W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.