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FZPN03 KNHC 202150
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 25N140W.  NW OF FRONT W OF 132W  W TO NW 
WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 27 FT IN NW SWELL.  WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT  SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 17N140W.  N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 135W  W TO NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 33 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 20 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 20N119W.  N OF 26N 
E OF FRONT  SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 22 FT IN NW SWELL.  GULF 
OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N  S TO SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.
N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 120W  W WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 25 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 25N140W.  N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 117W   
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 20 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 27N E OF 
117W  SW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 
20N W OF 132W  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 25 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 17N140W.  EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM OF FRONT  SW TO W WIND 20 TO 
30 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 120W   
W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 22 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N 
OF 16N W OF 100W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 20N119W TO 15N140W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF 115W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 18 FT.  NE 
OF LINE FROM 20N118W TO 27N140W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
TO 30 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 25 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. 

.FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 135W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 06N W OF 135W  SE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 06N FROM 100W TO 135W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 135W  NE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 100W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 132W  NE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 95W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 05N E OF 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED JAN 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 03N78W TO 05N93W TO 
04N104W TO 08N127W TO 07N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
OF AXIS W OF 116W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.