000
FZPN03 KNHC 310916
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 28N W OF 137W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ELSEWHERE W OF 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ELSEWHERE 
W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 110W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 124W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 13N FROM 110W TO 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 27N E OF 116W TO THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEE BELOW FOR SEAS.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N105W TO 07N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.