000
FZPN03 KNHC 092121
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 18N118W TO 14N120W TO 09N122W. WITHIN 150 NM W OF 
TROUGH FROM 14N TO 19N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND NW OF LINE FROM 
20N114W TO 10N120W TO 02N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT...HIGHEST N OF 12N W OF 125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATING FROM 18N120W TO 14N124W TO 
09N125W. FROM 14N TO 19N W OF TROUGH TO 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 125W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAI 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT...HIGHEST W OF 125W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N128W TO 27N131W.
22N136W. N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 108W... 
EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED DEC 09...

.TROUGH FROM 18N118W TO 14N120W TO 09N122W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH FROM 11N TO 
17N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 08N95W TO 09N120W TO 
08N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N 
TO 08N W OF 128W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.