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FZPN03 KNHC 180933
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW NEAR 07N116W 1009 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 07N117W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E
N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 07N117W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 29N W OF 135W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL
...HIGHEST FAR NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 135W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W. 
N OF 29N WITHIN 90 NM E FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16
FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS AS DESCRIBED
WITH AREA MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 111 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 112W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL...
HIGHEST FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 110W AND 135W AND S OF 
26N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...
EXCEPT W OF 135W 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 21N TO 
26N.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC FRI DEC 18...
.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE
LINE FROM 09N114W TO 09N117W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 07N90W TO 06N100W TO
06N111W TO 06N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 132W AND 137W...WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 87W...WITHIN 60 NM S OF 
THE AXIS BETWEEN 80W AND 83W AND WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE 
AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 92W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.