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FZPN03 KNHC 031533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN JAN 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
14N96W TO 13N98W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N97W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 12N99W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
08N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 109W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W TO 11N103W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 
14N BETWEEN 94W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 94W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 25N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N W OF 137W S TO SW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW PART.

FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 120W AND FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 
120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO
17N115W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 120W AND FROM 09N TO 17N
BETWEEN 112W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR W PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N
W OF 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT MIXED NE AND NW SWELL NEAR 109W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 19N
BETWEEN 108W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC SUN JAN 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 05N77W TO 09N89W TO 
06N100W TO 08N115W TO 07N126W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W AND 127W 
AND 30 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 127W AND 130W. SIMILAR ACTIVITY IS 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 106W AND 110W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF THE AXIS W OF 132W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.