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FZPN03 KNHC 152123
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 12N105W TO 04N107W. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH 
FROM 08N TO 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 08N111W 1009 MB. WITHIN 150 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 08N113W 1007 MB. WITHIN 150 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W N OF 08N S OF LINE FROM 23N112W TO 
23N126W TO 17N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 08N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL E OF 120W AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 21N E OF 
114W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 08N W OF 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N125W 
TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N115W TO 04N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W TO TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC..N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 110W N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N 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 2100 UTC TUE DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 05N85W TO 06N120W TO 
04N132W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS E 
OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N AND 
30 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 133W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.