000
FZPN03 KNHC 242045
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N W OF 135W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE 25N111W TO 15N120W TO 12N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N138W TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 20N110W TO 05N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 25N133W DISSIPATING TO 
20N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N118W TO 15N115W TO 00N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 2030 UTC THU DEC 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N79W TO 06N90W TO 
05N101W TO 08N112W TO 08N125W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 
121W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 132W 
AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.