000
FZPN03 KNHC 071503
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.03 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N95W TO 10N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N96W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 103W AND 118W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL E OF 110W AND E TO 
SE SWELL W OF 110W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E TO SE SWELL...EXCEPT NE SWELL E 
OF 100W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...ELSEWHERE 
S OF 15N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SE SWELL.

.N OF 28N W OF 138W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N127W TO 09N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 26N140W. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 00N136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 25N112W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 25N AND 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC THU JAN 07...
.TROUGH FROM 15N110W TO 06N113W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 450 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 06N TO 15N.

.TROUGH 12N118W TO 05N120W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
TROUGH FROM 07N TO 10N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 02N82W TO 08N110W TO 
06N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 127W AND 133W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.