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FZPN03 KNHC 120330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 14.

.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 
14 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 10 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 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.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 10 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 N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
13N96W TO 10N110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
NE SWELL.

.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 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 07N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.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 90W AND 102W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 116W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
05N BETWEEN 85W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 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 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
08N BETWEEN 86W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 86W AND 110W.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 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 BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 05N BETWEEN
81W AND 90W 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 BETWEEN 130W AND 135W E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 125W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 120W AND FROM 13N TO
19N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 26N140W. WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 
26N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 16 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N W OF 137W S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N 
PART.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N OF 27N
NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC TUE JAN 12...
.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF AXIS WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 09N85W
TO 06N89W TO 06N92W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 02N90W TO 03N100W TO 
06N110W TO 07N120W TO 07N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 
113W AND 60 NM N OF THE AXIS W OF 136W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.