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FZPN03 KNHC 170937
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W.. INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 13N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 97W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96.5W... INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND 
NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 129W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 
120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 85W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 26.5N126W. WITHIN 
180 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
SECOND COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 29N140W. WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 22 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 
05N TO 12N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06N W OF 95W E 
TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN JAN 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 06N77W TO 
04N91W TO 08N104W TO 06N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITH ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 120 NM S 
AND 180 NM N OF AXIS W OF 106W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.