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FZPN03 KNHC 250913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 25 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 25
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 26
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 27

.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 35 TO 45 KT SEAS 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 8N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 11 TO 14 FT 
WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 6N TO 22N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 20N W OF 110W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 7N TO 20N W OF 120W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 27N W OF 136W SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 11 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W 29N140W. N OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W 27N135W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 27N 
E OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 13N N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 8N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 13N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 5N BETWEEN 82W AND 90W S WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
TO 8 FT WITH S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC MON DEC 25...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...6N77W 4N86W 7N108W 5N121W 
6N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NEAR 4N79W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE NEAR 7N79W AND 6N83W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 7N112W TO 6N123W TO 
6N136W. 

FORECASTER RRG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH