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FZPN03 KNHC 130335
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO 12N103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. FROM 
06N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 
105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N80W TO 06N80W TO 
05N81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT DISSIPATING 30N136W TO 29N140W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 23 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE WITH 
PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 
18N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 127W. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 15N 
W OF 130W. S OF 06N BETWEEN 86W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 16N 
W OF 117W. S OF 06N BETWEEN 81W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS IN NW SWELL W OF 90W AND SW SWELL E OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 21N BETWEEN 
117W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPHS BELOW W OF 
LINE FROM 23N109W TO 14N102W TO 00N102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 
102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 14N90W TO 00N80W TO 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 28N115W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN BAJA PENINSULA AND 117W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 26N W OF 133W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 26N W OF 132W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC TUE JAN 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N78W TO 05N105W TO 04N117W 
TO 06N128W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
300 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 101W AND 104W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 104W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 122W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS W OF 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.