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FZPN03 KNHC 221526
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 21N120W TO 15N140W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 TO 30 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA SW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND BAJA COAST.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 
GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 21N120W TO 17N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 18 TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 128W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W 
OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 124W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 19 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 132W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W 
OF 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 122W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 17 TO 
23 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 16N BETWEEN 104W AND 108W NW TO N WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 92W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. NW OF A LINE FROM
25N140W TO 30N130W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 98W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N 
PART.

.FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 
108W AND 118W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N W TO NW
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 25N NW WINDS
TO 20 KT.  LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC FRI JAN 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N91W TO 05N102W TO
TO 05N115W TO 06N121W TO 07N131W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 121 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 
120W AND 60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 131W AND 139W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 84W AND 86W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.