000
FZPN03 KNHC 180944
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 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 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT ENTERING NW PORTIONS FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W. NW OF 
FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 
240 NM SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 15N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 27N126W TO 26N136W. 
SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING NW PORTIONS FROM 30N136W TO 29N140W. 
WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT AND 30 NM NW OF FRONT TO 136W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW...EXCEPT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT GULF OF CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 126W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA NW OF LINE 30N116W TO 14N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST NW.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS MERGED TO A WEAKENING COLD FRONT 
30N115W TO 27N118W TO 27N124W. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING NW 
PORTIONS FROM 30N137W TO 29N140W. N OF 27.5N E OF 118W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT NI NW SWELL. EXCEPT GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 28.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
WITHIN 360 NM SE OF SECOND COLD FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 18 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT W WINDS 30 KT WITH 
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF LINE FROM 23N111W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM LINE 15N140W TO 10N120W S TO 06N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 112W 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 82W...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 
106W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 122W SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER 
OF AREA W OF 98W...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 00900 UTC MON JAN 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 05N77W TO 
06N83W TO 05N101W TO 07N110W TO 06N126W TO 06.5N133W TO 06N140W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WAS WITHIN 90 NM S OF 
AXIS E OF 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WAS 
WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM S OF THE AXIS W OF 114W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.