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FZPN03 KNHC 071548
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 07 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 07
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 08
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 09

.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 
9N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 7N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 
14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 9N TO
14N BETWEEN 96W AND 100W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE
N OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 6N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W
AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 13N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.

.SEA OF CORTEZ S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 8N TO 21N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 19N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT ENTERING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 27N W OF 131W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W 25N140W. W OF FRONT NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SEAS 16 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 22N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT 30N134W
TO 27N140W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 18 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1530 UTC THU DEC 07...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...5N78W 6N90W 5N100W 6N110W
7N120W 8N130W 8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 7N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W...AND 
WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 134W.

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