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FZPN03 KNHC 260335
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA NEAR 31N128W 1008 MB WITH COLD 
FRONT FROM CENTER TO 30N129W TO 24N131W. WITHIN 180 NM SW 
QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT IN
NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN
240 NM E FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N110W TO 03N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 24N129W THEN 
DIFFUSE TO 14N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 14 
TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS FAR NW PART. N OF 30N WITHIN 
90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GALE CENTER
N OF AREA NEAR 31N128W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM CENTER
TO 30N129W TO 24N131W. WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N124W TO 
23N128W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 122W AND 134W NE TO E
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N117W TO 14N117W TO 00N128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR W PART. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.06 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 0315 UTC SAT DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 05N77W TO 05N90W TO 
04N105W TO 06N118W TO 06N127W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 45 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 92W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.