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FZPN03 KNHC 282107
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
  
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACH NW PORTION. N OF 24N W OF 136W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 133W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 06N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED N 
AND S SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 29N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 480 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND S 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 24N140W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 115W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N NW WINDS 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 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 11N BETWEEN 
94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 
10N99W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC MON FEB 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 07N77W TO 00N98W 
THEN RESUMES FROM 00N105W TO 07N122W TO 03N133W TO 06N140W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 07N78W 
TO 04N91W...AND LINE 07N122W TO 04N130W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.