000
FZPN03 KNHC 241517
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N W OF 135W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE 25N111W TO 15N120W TO 12N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N140W TO 29N141W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW  
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N120W TO 20N110W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 25N133W DIFFUSE TO 
20N140W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W TO 15N115W TO 
00N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU DEC 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 07N78W TO 09N85W TO 
05N100W TO 08N112W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG  
FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.