000
FZPN03 KNHC 231509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 125W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 24N111W TO 10N140W WINDS 
LESS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 135W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 22N110W TO 06N140W WINDS 
LESS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N79W TO 05N103W TO 08N122W 
TO 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. ISOLATED STRONG 07N121W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.