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FZPN03 KNHC 182122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
11.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW NEAR 06N116W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 7.5N116W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 25N W OF 135W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
NW OF FRONT WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27.5N140W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. W OF FRONT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEE BELOW FOR SEAS.

.FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NW AND AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 112W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 106W AND 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N127W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 2100 UTC FRI DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07.5N78W TO 07N87W TO 05N101W 
TO 07N117W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 123W. 
NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS W OF 126W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.