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FZPN03 KNHC 201539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 20
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 21
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 22

.WARNINGS.
NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 8N TO 21N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 8N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED N WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 8N W OF 
95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED W AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 23N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.   N 
OF 23N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 8N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.    
ELSEWHERE N OF 5N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NLY SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM COAST N TO NE WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 
TO 8 FT MAINLY S OF 26N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT SEAS TO 8 FT MAINLY S OF 26N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER. NW LINE FROM 
27N140W TO 30N134W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN BUILDING 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 23N W 
OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC WED DEC 20...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 6N77W 5N93W 9N112W 
7N127W 8N140W.  MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM N AND 180 NM S 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 77W AND 81W. ISOLATED CONVECTION ALSO IS 
FOUND WITHIN 120 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A SURFACE 
TROUGH FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 111W AND 117W. 

FORECASTER LANDSEA/NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH