000
FZPN03 KNHC 212100
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU DEC 21 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 21
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 22
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 23

.WARNINGS.
NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 8N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT PRIMARILY IN STEEP NE TO E WIND WAVES. FROM 23N TO 30N W OF 
133W S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 
10N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED N WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.  FROM 8N TO 10N W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 22N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED E WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 
22N W OF 112W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 5N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT WITH N TO NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 9 FT 
MAINLY S OF 26N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT MAINLY S OF 26N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2015 UTC THU DEC 21...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...5N77W 8N85W 7N100W 7N140W.  THE 
ONLY ISOLATED DEEP CONVECTION ALONG ITCZ OCCURS BETWEEN 125W TO 
135W.

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TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
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