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FZPN03 KNHC 211527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 24N126W TO 19N140W. SECONDARY COLD 
FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 25N130W TO 21N140W. NW OF SECOND FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. 
BETWEEN FIRST FRONT AND SECOND FRONT SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 20 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONTS MERGED FROM 30N114W TO 20N120W TO 
15N140W. N OF 24N E OF COLD FRONT...INCLUDING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT 
TO 132W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 TO 30 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N111W TO
23N121W TO 12N140W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 125 W TO NW WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENING JUST E OF AREA. WINDS LESS 
THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 24N140W MOVING E 20 TO 25 KT. 
SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 25N130W TO 21N140W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF LINE FROM 30N112W TO 21N125W T0 
20N140W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF 130W W TO NW 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF 
14N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 20N120W
TO 15N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE
FROM 20N120W TO 23N130W TO 27N140W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 20 TO 28 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 120W
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 130W 17 TO 24 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N111W TO 23N121W
TO 12N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO
TO 123W AND ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 24N123W TO 25N130W TO 
27N140W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL 
EXCEPT 19 TO 25 FT W OF 123W...HIGHEST MAINLY E OF 123W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 13N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 123W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL MOVED E OF AREA. N OF 23N E OF 120W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 129W
AND 14 TO 19 FT W OF 129W.

.FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 06N W OF 135W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 19N104W TO 
09N97W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 119W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
18N103W TO 10N94W TO 00N93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT FROM 
15N TO 23N BETWEEN 104W AND 107W NW TO N TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE UNDER WARNINGS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 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 1515 UTC THU JAN 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 05N87W TO 05N96W TO 
04N113W TO 08N121W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 131W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.