000 FZPN03 KNHC 102120 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU DEC 10 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU DEC 10. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 11. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 12. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 20N120W TO 08N126W. W OF TROUGH BETWEEN 08N AND 20N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N122W TO 09N130W. W OF TROUGH BETWEEN 08N AND 20N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 113W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 138W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28N140W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 134W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N129W TO 25N140W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 125W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N110W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. W OF 105W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. S OF 08N W OF 130W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W... EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU DEC 10... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N110W TO 09N124W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE NEAR 06N98W...AND NEAR 08N114W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.