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FZPN03 KNHC 050857
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13N97W TO 12N99W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96.5W TO 12N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13N97W TO 12N99W TO 11N102W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96.5W TO 12.5N99W TO 12N102W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 
13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 105W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA... 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 28N TO 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT SE SWELL BETWEEN 104W AND 120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N W OF 115W AND N OF LINE FROM 10N116W 
TO 07N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
17N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL...EXCEPT NE SWELL W OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 122W AND N OF LINE FROM 12N122W 
TO 08N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
16N W OF 100W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL... 
EXCEPT NE SWELL E OF 105W.

.N OF 27N W OF 136W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 138W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 
16N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NW PART.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0830 UTC TUE JAN 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 04N77W TO 
06N96W TO 09N113W TO 07N128W TO 05N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 98W AND 
104W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 130W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.