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FZPN03 KNHC 122224
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE JAN 12 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N96W TO 14N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 
104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 
100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 22 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 135W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 22 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH 
PARAGRAPH BELOW. 

.ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 14N W OF 130W. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 14N EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W. ELSEWHERE 
BETWEEN 86W AND 110W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPHS ABOVE WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 
120W. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 100W EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN PARAGRAPHS ABOVE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 86W AND 100W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
PARAGRAPHS ABOVE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 
106W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N E BETWEEN 94W AND 106W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 06N 
BETWEEN 83W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.N OF 03N BETWEEN 79W TO 82W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 119W TO BAJA PENINSULA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N IN 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 132W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 128W SE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N BETWEEN 119W 
AND 128W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 26N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 12...

.STATIONARY FRONT 08N83W TO 06N90W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 05N95W 
TO 06N103W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 
88W AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N 
OF FRONTAL TROUGH BETWEEN 100W AND 103W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N78W TO 04N104W TO 06N116W 
TO 06N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 250 NM N OF  
AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 116W AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
110W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.