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FZPN03 KNHC 312123
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  N TO 
NE WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N101W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90-120 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N105W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 108W 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 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N93W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 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 18N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N117W TO 20N110W TO 13N100W TO 00N90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N W OF 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.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 2115 UTC THU DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 04N85W TO 08N100W TO 
05N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS FROM 
80W TO 83W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.