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FZPN03 KNHC 101516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 20N118W TO 08N125W. W OF TROUGH BETWEEN 08N AND 
20N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N120W TO 07N133W. W OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 07N AND 20N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 113W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 
139W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 200 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 25N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 25N115W TO 
15N120W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. W OF LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 20N111W TO 10N120W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W 
TO 20N105W TO 05N105W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU DEC 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N110W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 07N121W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 07N139W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.