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FZPN03 KNHC 100335
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.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 13 
TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N96W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 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 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N
89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W AND WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 14N96W TO 11N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N103W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 13N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 07N TO 13N
BETWEEN 86W AND 102W INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 07N TO 13N E 
OF 105W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 100W. 

.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 BETWEEN 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 BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN
360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
NW OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.

.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 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
20N106W TO 00N106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
10N97W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL
W OF 110W AND NE SWELL E OF 110W.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SUN JAN 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 04N90W TO 05N100W TO
06N110W TO 08N120W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 81W AND 84W AND 60 NM N OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 133W AND 136W AND W OF 137W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.