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FZPN03 KNHC 222205
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 25N112W TO 17N130W.  N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 
128W  W TO NW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 
GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25N112W TO 17N130W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 21N E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  N OF 20N W OF FRONT  NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 130W  N TO NE WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 98W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 24N E OF 128W  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
25 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 132W  NW WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 93W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 19 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT OUT OF AREA.  WITHIN 120 NM OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA W COAST AND FROM 16N TO 23N E OF 110W  NW WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS 20 FT IN NW SWELL.  SECOND COLD FRONT APPROACHES NW 
CORNER OF BASIN.  N OF 27N W OF 137W  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
15 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 110W  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 100W 
AND S OF 11N FROM 92W TO 100W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 29N140W.  WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 100W AND S OF 10N FROM 92W TO 100W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

.FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 130W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 95W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 127W  NE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 125W  NE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N  W TO NW 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 25N  NW WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC FRI JAN 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N88W TO 05N117W TO 
06N121W TO 07N130W TO 05N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
S OF AXIS E OF 85W.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM OF AXIS FROM 96W TO 105W AND W OF 115W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.