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FZPN03 KNHC 090331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W...
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 10N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 10N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 10N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 
FT. 

.FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 
98W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE TO 
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.

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

.FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 26N140W. W OF LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 14N126W TO 00N138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 16N102W 
TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST N OF 20N 
W OF 125W.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SAT JAN 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 04N90W TO 05N100W TO
8N110W TO 08N120W TO 07N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN
120 NM N OF THE AXIS W OF 135W AND WITHIN 30 NM N OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.