000
FZPN03 KNHC 240329
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 24N112W TO 17N125W TO
10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST W PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 120W AND W OF LINE FROM
15N120W TO 12N127W TO 06N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. 

.COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF 135W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 27N 
W OF 135W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. N OF 
26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW PART.

.FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 21N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W NE TO E
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE UNDER FIRST 
PARAGRAPH.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC THU DEC 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N79W TO 07N88W TO 04N104W TO
05N115W TO 08N124W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 119W AND 122W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.