000
FZPN03 KNHC 151533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE 30N127W TO 
20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 29N115W TO 15N125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 110W AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
NW  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N 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 1500 UTC TUE DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N105W TO 05N115W 
TO 07N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 
NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 125W AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF AXIS W OF 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.