000
FZPN03 KNHC 162200
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 12N109W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N110W TO 
04N110W. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 108W TO 114W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11N113W TO 1008 MB LOW NEAR 
07N114W TO 04N114W. FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 112W TO 116W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE WITH 
PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 136W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN PRIMARILY NE TO E SWELL. N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 
30N127W TO 20N131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 123W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 113W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 05N 
TO 07N W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W 
TO 18N123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 
114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N 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 1800 UTC WED DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N91W TO 05N101W TO 
07N108W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 75 NM N OF AXIS 
E OF 81W AND WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 
110W. ISOLATED MODERATE IS WITHIN 150 NM N AND 75 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.