000
FZPN03 KNHC 201510
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT W OF 135W W TO NW 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 210 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 20N140W. N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT TO 130W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 32 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 24N W OF FRONT FROM 130W TO 140W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 33 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 19N128W TO 16N140W. 
N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 
TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS  
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 24.5N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N111W TO 20N115W TO 15N140W. 
N OF 26N BETWEEN 114W AND 120W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
18 TO 30 FT IN NW SWELL. GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 28N S TO 
SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
117W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 20N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF A LINE FROM 20N131W TO 27N115W SW TO W WIND 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 120W W 
TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 16N W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FRONT 30N114W TO 19N128W TO 
16N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N111W TO 20N115W TO 15N140W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N E OF 118W SW TO W WIND 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. NE OF A LINE FROM 20N118W TO 27N140W 
W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 30 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 25 
FT...HIGHEST NW PART. 

.FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 121W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 110W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 128W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 03N BETWEEN 101W 
AND 114W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER 
OF AREA S OF 06N W OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 127W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 96W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 05N E OF 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 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 WED JAN 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 02N79W TO 
05N92W TO 04N101W TO 04N100W TO 08N122W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS FROM 105W TO 111W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF AND 100 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 111W AND 122W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 60 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 136W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.