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FZPN03 KNHC 182132
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 25N140W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N125W TO 25N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN
240 NM 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 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 EXCEPT
N OF 25N 11 TO 18 FT FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 26N132W. N OF
27N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
19 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE 
FROM 27N113W TO 18N123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 27N W 
OF 137W W TO NW 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...THIRD COLD 
FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 25N140W. STRONGER COLD FRONT APPROACHING
FAR NW CORNER. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT HIGHER GUSTS FAR NW CORNER. SEAS 19 
TO 26 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 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
20N120W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 10 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.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
O 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 91W...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.

.30 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 2115 UTC MON JAN 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 06N89W TO 05N100W TO
07N115W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 133W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 85W...WITHIN
120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 120W AND BETWEEN 133W AND 
138W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.