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FZPN03 KNHC 161535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N96W 
TO 15N96W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 12N109W TO 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N110W TO 04N110W 
WITHIN 210 NM W OF TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N TO 12N NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE WITH 
PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.FROM 08N TO 10N W OF 128W AND FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 114W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. FROM 
18N TO 24N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 
LINE FROM 10N114W TO 03N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 111W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 08N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 18N W OF LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 18N123W EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW... 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
TO 15N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 115W EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 
BELOW...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 25N140W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 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 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 07N91W TO 07N108W TO 
07N132W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM OF AXIS E OF 80W AND WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 
105W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 510 NM N OF AXIS 
W OF 130W AND WITHIN 300 NM S OF AXIS W OF 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.