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FZPN03 KNHC 061551
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 06 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 06
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 07
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 08

.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 120 NM FROM COAST N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N94.5W 13N97W 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 6N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 6N TO 14 BETWEEN 94W AND 120W AND NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 6N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS
9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 7N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 7N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SEA OF CORTEZ N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST SEA OF CORTEZ N OF 27N NW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 8N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 6N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 19N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 135W.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 136W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF
27N W OF 135W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 26N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 24N135W THEN WEAKENING
TO 23N140W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 16 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 20 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC WED DEC 06...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...4N78W 5N96W 5N108W 8N120W 9N130W
8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
AXIS BETWEEN 116.5W AND 123W...BETWEEN 133W AND 139W...AND ALSO
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 126W AND 131W.

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TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
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