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FZPN03 KNHC 270920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE OCT 27 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE 30N122W TO 22N127W TO 22N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL AND 
N TO NE WIND WAVES...HIGHEST NE PORTIONS. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 
125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND 
NE WIND WAVES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W AND 126W N TO NW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT 
IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 124W N TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF LINE 24N124W TO 10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W N WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 130W AND NW 
OF LINE FROM 25N112W TO 17N130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. N OF 13N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 122W AND 136W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 
125W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.  

.FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8  
FT. 
.24 HOUR FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 112W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0830 UTC TUE OCT 27...

.SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG N OF 14N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W. 
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST BETWEEN 88W AND 91W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N76W TO 10N91W TO 13N102W TO 
12N117W TO 06N134W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM N AND 150 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 100W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS W OF 115W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.