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FZPN03 KNHC 231516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N111W TO 23N116W. N OF 07N W OF 114W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 29N120W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. RIDGE 30N121W TO 
22N135W AND NEW COLD FRONT 30N137W 28N140W. NW OF RIDGE TO NEW 
COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF NEW 
COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 20N140W. RIDGE 25N119W 
TO 18N135W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 112W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

. S OF 07S W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 T0 10 FT.  
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 30N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 90 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1530 UTC THU DEC 23...
  
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 04N77W TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES 
AT 06N101W TO 07N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
FROM 03N TO 05 N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 96W AND 108W.  

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.