000
FZPN03 KNHC 180332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
09N79W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING 31N140W. N OF 28N W OF 130W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 18N112W TO 09N91W TO 00N83W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR 
NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 26N140W. SECOND COLD
FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. W OF FRONT N OF 27N W OF 132W W TO NW 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N116W TO 16N124W TO 11N94W TO 00N82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 26N122W TO
24N130W. THIRD COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 
26N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 
TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 26N114W
TO 10N112W TO 00N96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL EXCEPT ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 137W 19 TO 29 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 
TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 118W AND 
122W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 118W AND 
124W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC MON JAN 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ALONG 04N77W TO 05N90W TO 
05N100W TO 07N110W TO 06N121W TO 07N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
131W AND 133W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 124W AND1 27W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.