000
FZPN03 KNHC 220343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 20N127W TO 18N133W.  N OF 26N 
W OF FRONT TO 125W  W TO NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 30 FT IN 
LARGE NW SWELL.  N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 30 
TO 35 KT.  SEAS 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 22N124W.  N OF 28N 
W OF FRONT TO 126W  W TO NW WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT WEAKENING JUST E OF AREA.  WIND LESS 
THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 20N127W TO 18N133W MOVING E 
25 KT.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF FRONT  SW 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 20N W OF FRONT  
W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
N PART.  ELSEWHERE N OF 14N  WIND  LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 16 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 22N124W.  EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF 127W  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 26N  NW WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 21 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 14N  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS W PART.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 25N E OF 127W  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS SEAS 26 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL MOVED E OF AREA.  N OF 15N E OF 106W 
NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.

.FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 132W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 100W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 130W  NE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF 100W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 11N W OF 135W  NE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 93W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA  N OF 29N  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N  SW TO W WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST  NEW COLD FRONT APPROACH NW CORNER.  N OF 27N 
W OF 136W  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 26N W OF 135W  SW WIND 290 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 15 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC FRI JAN 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 05N85W TO 05N92W TO 
04N108W TO 08N130W TO 06N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM 
OF AXIS FROM 96W TO 101W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF 
AXIS W OF 116W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.