000
FZPN03 KNHC 030314
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 09N120W. WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN CONFUSED SEAS. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 114W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 09N122W. FROM 09N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND E SWELL. FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 24N W 
OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 10N122W. FROM 10N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE...N OF 20N W OF 119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.  

.S OF 09N BETWEEN 115W AND 126W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 9N BETWEEN 101W 
AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 109W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU DEC 03...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 17N140W TO 21N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 220 NM SE OF TROUGH AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS ALONG 07N77W TO 08N91W 
TO 09N105W TO 07N114W TO 09N119W TO 07N126W TO 06N140W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 98W AND 100W. NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 113W AND 122W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF 
AXIS AND 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 133W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.