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FZPN03 KNHC 260914
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA NEAR 31N128W 1008 MB. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 16 FT WITH NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 18N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 10N119W TO 00N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 15N130W TO 07N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW 
PART. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 00N113W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. FROM 08N TO 22N 
W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 400 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF GALE CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 
25N116W TO 15N121W TO 05N132W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SAT DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N110W TO 05N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 05N78.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 04N80.5W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.