000
FZPN03 KNHC 091530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 18N TO 21N E OF 108W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 06N120W TO LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 09N120W TO 17N118W. 
WITHIN 450 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 10N TO 18N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATING FROM 09N125W TO 19N121W. WITHIN 
210 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 11N TO 19N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH 
PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 24N139W. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF 115W NW OF LINE FROM 09N114W TO 02N140W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
PARAGRAPH ABOVE...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N130W TO 22N136W.  
NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 111W NW OF LINE FROM 17N11W TO 00N123W EXCEPT 
AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 08N TO 19N W OF LINE 
FROM 19N122W TO 08N128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED DEC 09...
.LOW PRES 09N120W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
ALL QUADRANTS.

.TROUGH O6N120W TO 17N118W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM W OF TROUGH AXIS FROM 11N TO 17N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 08N105W TO 08N117W TO 
10N124W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 130W...AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS W OF 
132W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.