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FZPN03 KNHC 270343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N126W TO 22N138W. NW OF TROUGH WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N139W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 
31N129W 1017 MB WITH A FRONT TO 24N136W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM 
W OF FRONT NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N126W 1014 MB WITH A FRONT TO
26N124W AND SW TO 21N128W. WITHIN 270 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS S OF 
30N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N119W 1016 MB WITH TROUGH TO
21N124W. N OF 24N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 128W AND FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 122W AND 
128W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 13N116W TO 00N120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL EXCEPT N 
OF 21N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 1O TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 107W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM COAST
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FR0M 
14N96W TO 13N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SUN DEC 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 04N78W TO 05N90W TO 04N100W 
TO 08N119W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG N OF THE 
AXIS WITHIN 45 NM OF 07N78W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 84W AND 86W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.