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FZPN03 KNHC 311543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 10N102W 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 13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W 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 S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. 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 21N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 20N W OF 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEE BELOW FOR SEAS.

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

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 05N110W TO 04N130W 
TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 
NM S OF AXIS FROM 80W TO 82W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.