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FZPN03 KNHC 261519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 28N123W 1013 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH 30N128W TO 21N140W. NW OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW WATERS. 
FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W TO 10N113W TO 
00N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE NEW COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 
28N140W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL WITH HIGHEST SEAS 
NW PART.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N129W 1015 MB TRAIL COLD FRONT 
28N126W TO 23N127W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
15 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL 
WITH HIGHEST SEAS NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 660 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES 28N123W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 07N77W TO 03N100W TO 
08N115W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
OF 05N79W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM LINE 
05N85W TO 05N90W TO 04N95W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.