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FZPN03 KNHC 160301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 23N140W.  WITHIN 100 NM E OF FRONT N OF 
28N SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF BAJA PENINSULA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 25N130W.  N OF 
20N W OF BAJA PENINSULA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.  N OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 
27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NW 
SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE SW OF A 
LINE FROM 20N140W TO 20N105W TO 00N80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 20N105W TO 10N90W TO 
00N90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 20N115W TO 10N85W TO 
00N82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 91W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST LATE NIGHT 
AND EARLY MORNING.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
12N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
12N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT JAN 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 08N100W TO 06N120W 
TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 98W TO 
105W.

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.FORECASTER LANDSEA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.