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FZPN03 KNHC 281529
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N FROM 94W TO 95W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27.5N NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 12N W 
OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 114W AND 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 13N TO 25N BETWEEN 109W AND 120W AND FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING N AND S SWELL.

.COLD FRONT NEARING NW PORTIONS OF AREA. N OF 26N W OF 138W SE 
TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND W SWELL. N OF 
23N E OF FRONT TO 130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT WITHIN 
120 NM OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 24N140W. WITHIN 210 NM 
SE OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 122W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.E OF 109W FROM 21.5N TO 28N INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 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 LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 14N FROM 94W 
TO 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC MON FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 07N78W TO 01N96W 
THEN RESUMES FROM 00N109W TO 06N122W TO 03N136W TO 05N140W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS E OF 94W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES/SS.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.