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FZPN03 KNHC 290343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST...WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 29N FROM 125W TO 128W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEA CONDITIONS 
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N W OF 
130W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 130W E TO SE 
WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN NEXT PARAGRAPH...W OF 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 75 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 80 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC TUE DEC 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N90W TO 05N103W TO 
08N123W TO 08N140W. NO DEEP CONVECTION.  

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.