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FZPN03 KNHC 150332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...
.N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 24N TO 
26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 09N BETWEEN 86W TO 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. S OF 
14N BETWEEN 90W AND 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO 00N80W AND E OF 106W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 100W AND 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL E OF 100W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 
90W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
S OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 30N118W TO 14N100W BETWEEN 100W AND 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 119W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 
106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 26N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 22N140W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 136W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 129W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF BAJA PENINSULA WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING 30N124W TO 26N129W. N 
OF 26N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI JAN 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N78W TO 06N90W TO 05N104W TO 
06N115W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 
NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 99W...AND WITHIN 90 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.