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FZPN03 KNHC 011534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 01 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 11N98W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 11N98W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N105W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N100W TO 10N106W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W AND FROM 07N TO 
14N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 135W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N125W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 FRI JAN 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N105W TO 04N130W 
TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS FROM 137W TO 140W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.