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FZPN03 KNHC 200341
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 26N140W.  N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT  W TO NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 27 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 23N140W.  N OF 27N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 25 FT.
N OF 26N W OF FRONT  W TO NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT.  SEAS TO 28 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 20N130W TO 18N135W.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT  SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 23 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  N OF 25N W OF FRONT  W TO NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 30
FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N117W TO 25N130W.  WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT  SW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL.  W OF FRONT  W TO 
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 113W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT DISSIPATED.  SECOND COLD FRONT 
30N133W TO 26N140W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS.  SEAS TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL.  W OF FRONT  W TO NW WIND 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 25 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 23N140W.  EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT  S TO SW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SEAS TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL.  
W OF FRONT  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 23 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N W OF 110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FRONT 30N120W TO 20N130W.  EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT  SW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.  W OF FRONT  W TO 
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 31 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
110W  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 20N E OF 
110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 131W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 113W  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 135W  NE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 138W  NE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 100W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO  NE WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA  N WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N  S WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED JAN 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...00N80W TO 06N88W TO 04N101W TO 
09N120W TO 06N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM 
S OF AXIS W OF 110W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.