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FZPN03 KNHC 270345
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 27 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 27
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 28
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 29

.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N94W TO 11N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 11N N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 
14N BETWEEN 94W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.6 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 130W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N NLY WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 
11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 127W NLY WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.

.FROM 5N TO 18N W OF 112W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 17N W OF 121W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 24N E OF 131W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 10 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 6N TO 22N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 124W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.

.N OF 8N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 7N BETWEEN 84W AND 95W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 6N TO 13N E OF 105W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 27...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 6N78W 6N85W 5N97W 7N122W 
7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 80W AND 84W. SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM N 
OF AXIS W OF 130W.

FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH