000
FZPN03 KNHC 021553
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
11N99W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
12N97W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 08N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
09N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25W W OF 135W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 115W AND FROM 08N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 103W AND 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 00N95W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W 
OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT JAN 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N78W TO 04N100W TO 08N115W
TO 05N130W TO 06N140W  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
100 NM S OF AXIS FROM 135W TO 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.