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FZPN03 KNHC 111528
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JAN 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
12N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. 
SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 12N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT.
.24 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 12 TO 16 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N96W AND WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
12N96W TO 09N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W AND WITHIN 150 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N97W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 11N86W TO 06N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT...HIGHEST W PART IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N BETWEEN 86W AND 
91W...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...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N94W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST W PART IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 08N BETWEEN 
86W AND 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 05S BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 106W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S 
BETWEEN 85W AND 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N 
FROM 86W TO 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 06N FROM 81W TO 86W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN130W AND 135W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12  
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W...EXCEPT GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W. N 
OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT 
IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 13 TO 20 FT 
ELSEWHERE WITH 300 NM E OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE W OF 
100W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC MON JAN 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N78W TO 04N86W TO 03N97W TO 
07N115W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS E OF 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 96W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.