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FZPN03 KNHC 022123
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 02 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 110W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 24N W OF 126W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 124W. NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N130W TO 10N103W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 130W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 118W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.S OF 09N W OF 104W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 106W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 
114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE 
SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC TUE DEC 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS ALONG 05N77W TO 
06N84W TO 06N94W TO 08N99W TO 07N107W TO 09N116W TO 06N127W TO 
07N132W TO 08N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 115 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 98W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
140 NM S OF AXIS FROM 113W TO 116W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO 
SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 80 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W 
AND 122W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS AND 60 NM S 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.