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FZPN03 KNHC 091520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 
16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
19 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 10N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 09N101W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 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 N OF 08N FROM 86W TO 91W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 86W TO 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 86W TO 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N FROM 98W TO 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 101W AND 112W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 90W TO 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W AND 
FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N120W TO 00N120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
20N106W TO 00N106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
10N97W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC SAT JAN 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N103W TO 08N120W TO 
08N135W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 125W AND 135W AS WELL AS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E 
OF 80W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.