000
FZPN03 KNHC 090331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 11.

.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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST W OF 130W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 25N135W TO 
20N138W. N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT E OF 120W. N OF 20N W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 25N E OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 16N115W TO 10N117W. FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 
115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 20N115W TO 10N125W TO 04N135W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 15N W OF 
135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 17N119W TO 10N121W. FROM 15N 
TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 20N110W TO 10N120W TO 00N130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 15N125W TO 09N125W. FROM 14N 
TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 125W 

.S OF 05N BETWEEN 100W TO 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED DEC 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N95W TO 09N115W...THEN 
RESUMES FROM 11N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS FROM 06N TO 
10N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NEAR 15N117W.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.