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FZPN03 KNHC 070944
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NE SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 11N103W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS... WITHIN 45 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 09N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 09N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF 
OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 104W AND 114W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 114W NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 16N W OF 104W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX 
OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 104W AND 128W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
BELOW...ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 28N W OF 137W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N131W TO 16N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT ENTERING EXTREME NW WATERS.  
N OF 28N W OF 132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N123W TO 16N128W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 25N140W. W 
OF LINE 28N115W TO 16N118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW PART. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...ELSEWHERE W 
OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU JAN 07...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 05N77W TO 
03N84W TO 09N117W TO 06N129W TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION 
WAS WITHIN 150 NM OF 09N110W. OTHER SCATTERED  MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING BEYOND THIS AREA FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 
107W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WAS WITHIN 
120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 114W AND 134W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.