000
FZPN03 KNHC 181521
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 25N140W. N OF 29N WITHIN
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 TO 26 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 26N136W. W OF FRONT TO 
136W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N116W TO 20N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS COLD FRONT 30N130W 
TO 25N140W. WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
20 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 19 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT  IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 20N120W TO
00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST 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 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 11N86W TO 
09N91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS TO 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON JAN 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N100W TO 07N115W 
TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
FROM 115W TO 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 125W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.