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FZPN03 KNHC 240923
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 26N W OF 135W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 135W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 26N113W TO 15N120W TO 13N140W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 15N125W 
TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 120W AND W OF LINE FROM 15N120W 
TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU DEC 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 08N85W TO 04N105W TO 
08N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N 
OF THE AXIS FROM 121W AND 124W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.