000
FZPN03 KNHC 170325
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 12N110W TO 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N111W TO 
02N112W. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 108W TO 114W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11N114W TO 1007 MB LOW NEAR 
06N115W TO 03N115W. FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 112W TO 117W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE WITH 
PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 114W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN PRIMARILY NE TO E SWELL. N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 
30N123W TO 20N126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W 
OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 
114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N82W TO 07N111W TO 
08N133W TO 06N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 80W AND 86W AND WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 
102W AND 117W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 200 NM N AND 150 
NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.