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High Seas Forecast


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fzpn03 knhc 092149
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high seas forecast
nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl
2230 utc tue feb 09 2010

superseded by next issuance in 6 hours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 tue feb 09.
24 hour forecast valid 1800 utc wed feb 10.
48 hour forecast valid 1800 utc thu feb 11.

. warnings.

... gale warning...
. trough from 09n118w to 07. 5n122w to 06n134w. n of trough from
06n to 12n between 122w and 132w n to ne winds 30 to 35 kt. seas
11 to 18 ft in mixed ne and nw swell.
. 24 hour forecast trough from 13n119w to 07. 5n126w to 05n133w.
within 210 nm n of trough between 118w and 129w n to ne winds 30
to 35 kt. seas 12 to 18 ft in mixed ne and nw swell.
. 48 hour forecast trough from 13n115w to 06n124w. winds
below gale force.

. 12 hour forecast within 60 nm of line from 16n95w to 14n95w...
including gulf of tehuantepec ... n wind 25 to 35 kt. seas to 10
ft.
. 24 hour forecast within 60 nm of line from 16n95w to 14n95. 5w
to 12. 5n96. 5w ... including gulf of tehuantepec ... n wind 25 to 35
kt. seas to 12 ft.
. 48 hour forecast wind less than gale force.

. synopsis and forecast.

. trough from 09n118w to 07. 5n122w to 06n134w e portion drifting
n. except as noted in warnings above ... from 06n to 24n w of 120w
n to ne winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 15 ft in mixed nw and ne
swell ... highest s of 13n. from 09n to 17n between 115w and 120w
ne to e winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft in mixed nw and ne
swell.
. 24 hour forecast trough from 13n119w to 07. 5n126w to 05n133w.
except as noted in warnings above ... n of trough to 20n n to ne
winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 9 to 15 kt in mixed ne and nw swell.
from 05n to 23n w of 133w ne winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 13 ft
in mixed ne and nw swell. from 13n to 19n between 119w and 112w
ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 9 to 14 ft in mixed ne and nw swell.
elsewhere s of 20n w of 102w winds less than 20 kt. seas 8 to 12
ft in mixed ne and nw swell ... highest sw part.
. 48 hour forecast trough from 13n115w to 06n124w. n of trough to
21n ne winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 16 ft in mixed ne and nw
swell. from 05n to 20n w of 124w ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to
13 ft in mixed ne and nw swell.

. n of 25n within 120 nm of baja california nw wind 20 kt. seas
10 ft in nw swell. elsewhere w of 110w wind less than 20 kt.
seas to 12 ft in nw swell.
. 24 hour forecast n of 28n e of 124w nw wind 20 kt. seas 9 ft
in nw swell. from 23n to 28n e of 126w wind less than 20 kt.
seas 8 ft in nw swell. elsewhere s of 23n w of 110w ne to e
wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 13 ft in mixed ne and nw swell. s of 18n
from 104w to 110w wind less than 20 kt. seas 8 ft in nw swell.
. 48 hour forecast elsewhere w of 110w wind less than 20 kt.
seas 11 ft in mixed ne swell and nw swell.

. 48 hour forecast cold front nw of area. n of 28n w of 135w
sw wind 20 kt. seas 10 ft in nw swell.

. 12 hour forecast n of 14n between 94w and 96w including gulf
of tehuantepec ... n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas to 8 ft.
. 24 hour forecast except as noted in warnings ... within 90 nm of
line from 16n95w to 14n95w to 12n96w n to ne wind 20 to 30 kt.
seas to 10 ft.
. 48 hour forecast within 60 nm of line from 16n95w to 15n95w to
14n96w ... n to ne wind 20 to 30 kt. seas 10 ft.

. 24 hour forecast n of 07n from 78w to 80w including gulf of
panama ... n wind 20 kt. seas less than 8 ft.
. 48 hour forecast n of 06n from 78w to 81w including gulf of
panama ... n wind 20 to 25 kt. seas to 9 ft.

. 36 hour forecast within 45 nm of line from 11n86w to 10n88w
including gulf of papagayo ... ne wind 20 kt. seas less than 8 ft.
. 48 hour forecast within 75 nm of line from 11n86w to 09n90w
including gulf of papagayo ... ne to e wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10
ft.

. remainder area wind less than 20 kt. seas less than 8 ft.

. convection valid 2130 utc tue feb 9...

. intertropical convergence zone axis along 05n77w to 08n100w to
05n110w to 08n121w. scattered moderate within 360 nm n of axis
w of 119w.

$$
. forecaster stripling. tropical prediction center.






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