000
FZPN03 KNHC 190308
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 11N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO  NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 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 07N117W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 
20 KT. WITHIN 200 NM SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 7.5N115W 1009 MB. FROM 01N TO 06N 
BETWEEN 111W AND 119W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH MIXED 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 7.5N115W 1009 MB. WITHIN 150 NM SE 
QUADRANT WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.NW OF A LINE FROM 26N140W TO 30N134W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 26.5N140W. NW OF A LINE 
FROM 21N140W TO 30N134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN THE FAR NW PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEE 
BELOW FOR SEAS.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEE BELOW FOR SEAS.

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 113W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 107W 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 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF A LINE 
FROM 14N140W TO 30N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 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 0300 UTC SAT DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04.5N77W TO 07N90W TO 05N104W 
TO 07N119W TO 07N134W TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS AND 150 NM S OF AXIS E OF 92W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 112W AND 116W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
80 NM S OF AXIS FROM 121W TO 124W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED 
STRONG WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 126W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.