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FZPN03 KNHC 192121
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13.5N99W NE TO E 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.

.COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 26.5N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 100 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 27N140W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEE BELOW FOR SEAS.

.FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 117W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. N OF 19N W OF 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS NW PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 101W AND 128W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N119W TO 09N132W TO 08N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06.5N78W TO 07N82W TO 05N109W 
TO 09N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 
NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 119W AND 123W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 127W AND 132W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.