000
FZPN03 KNHC 150323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 95W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 112W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N 
W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
08N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 28N W OF 135W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 30N125W 
TO 20N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. N OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 120W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...N OF 20N BETWEEN 
114W AND E OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 23N130W TO 20N140W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA. FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA. FROM 24N TO 30N NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA. FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC TUE DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N102W TO 08N120W 
TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NEAR 07N102W AND 
WITHIN 100 NM N OF AXIS W OF 132W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.