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FZPN03 KNHC 280331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH 25N112W TO 23N130W. N OF 25N E OF 122W NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 138W 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 23N W OF 135W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 112W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND 
S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 24N140W. NW OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 
540 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 17N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED N AND S SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 25N. NW OF TROUGH NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DIFFUSE. S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM LINE 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0300 UTC MON FEB 28...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 15 NM OF 07.5N82.5W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 06N77W TO 00N96W... 
AND FROM 00N108W TO 06N120W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM LINE 05N82W TO 04N97W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 15 NM LINE 07N117W TO 06N122W...AND WITHIN 15 NM 
OF 05.5N139W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.