000
FZPN03 KNHC 210942
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N118W TO 21.5N140W. SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 
30N128W TO 23N140W. NW OF SECOND FRONT W OF 128W W TO NW WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT IN LARGE NW 
SWELL. BETWEEN FIRST FRONT AND SECOND FRONT FROM 125W TO 135W W 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FIRST FRONT E OF 122W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N114W TO 15.5N140W.  
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N...INCLUDING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA SEAS TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT N 
OF 24N AND W OF 120W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 
45 KT NW PORTIONS. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N109W TO 
12N140W. N OF 27N W OF 120W N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 
TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N118W TO 21.5N140W. SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 
30N128W TO 23N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF LINE 
20N140W TO 21N125W TO 26N112W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N114W TO 15.5N140W.  
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF FRONT TO 20N AND E TO 111W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT TO 137W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. NW OF FRONT W OF 
137W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N109W TO 
12N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSE COLD FRONTAL REMNANTS 25N108W TO 
12N140W. N OF LINE 24N111W TO 27.5N136W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST N.  

.FROM LINE 14N140W TO 07N125W S TO 07N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 
100W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
07S W OF 135W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 06N W OF 100W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 135W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 100W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 128W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 95W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N...EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 06N E OF 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LES THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 0900 UTC THU JAN 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 03N78W TO 
05N90W TO 04N106W TO 08N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS WITHIN 90 NM N AND 150 NM S OF 
AXIS W OF 112W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.