000
FZPN03 KNHC 270915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N W OF 135W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT WITH NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST SEE NEXT PARAGRAPH.

.FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N122W TO 12N130W TO 07N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 10N112W TO 00N115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 25N115W TO 05N130W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 20N. ELSEWHERE 
W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 103W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND WITHIN 90 NM DOWNSTREAM E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND WITHIN 90 NM 
DOWNSTREAM N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN DEC 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N100W TO 08N125W 
TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 50 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF ITCZ E OF 82.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM N OF 
THE ITCZ FROM 130W TO 138W. 

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.