000
FZPN03 KNHC 031554
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND 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 1007 MB NEAR 09N120W. WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18N W 
OF 120W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 09N124W. FROM 09N TO 18N 
W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E 
SWELL. FROM 18N TO 22N W OF 135W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 10N127W. N OF 18N W OF 
135W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
N OF 10N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
  
.S OF 09N W OF 125W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N W OF 110W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 1500 UTC THU DEC 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS ALONG 05N77W TO 10N20W 
TO 07N130W TO 08N135W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS AND 60 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 120W AND 128W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 
NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.