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FZPN03 KNHC 121528
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N97W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N91W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 11N TO 14N
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 
TO 13N96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
11N86W TO 07N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10VTO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM OF 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 07N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W TO 91W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 05S FROM 90W TO 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
05N FROM 85W TO 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
08N FROM 85W TO 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 82W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. S OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 12 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 25 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 136W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 115W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE JAN 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 06N85W TO 04N105W TO 
06N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
100 NM N OF AXIS FROM 87W TO 92W AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS FROM 111W TO 116W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 138W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.