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FZPN03 KNHC 140330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

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

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
101W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 
101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S 
OF 06N BETWEEN 86W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 08N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 86W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
11N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 06N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 86W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 81W AND 86W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 107W 
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S 
OF 15N BETWEEN 101W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 08N W 
OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S 
OF 23N BETWEEN 104W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N80W TO 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 100W AND MERGING SW 
AND NW SWELL E OF 100W.

.N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 117W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 110W AND 
120 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. CONDITIONS MERGE WITH 
PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 138W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N 
W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 26N W OF 133W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING 30N132W TO 23N140W. NW 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 129W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF FRONT TO 129W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N BETWEEN BAJA 
PENINSULA AND 129W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU JAN 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N80W TO 04N109W TO 04N117W 
TO 06N129W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.