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FZPN03 KNHC 101828 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN JAN 10 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

CORRECTED FOR GALE WARNING IN GULF OF PAPAGAYO...

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 SUN JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 15 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
16 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 21 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 12 TO 
16 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W AND WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 13N96W TO 09N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W AND WITHIN 180 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 08N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W TO 10N100W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT.

.N OF 09 E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 86W TO 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 07N TO 12N E 
OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 

.ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 89W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 04N BETWEEN 93W AND 
101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 107W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N 
FROM 85W TO 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 113W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 120W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST 07N TO 14N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 07N TO 14N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 15N102W 
TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 100W EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W. N 
OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC SUN JAN 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N85W TO 03N95W TO 
08N122W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
N AND 75 NM S OF AXIS E OF 80W AS WELL AS WITHIN 150 NM NW OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 85W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 119W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.