000 FZPN03 KNHC 230340 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT JAN 23 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT JAN 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 25. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT FROM 24N111W TO 20N116W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 135W W TO NW WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA. WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 24N111W TO 20N116W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ...N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 24N W OF 102W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 125W 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. FROM 15N TO 24N E OF 107W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 24N E OF 110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 130W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 98W AND S OF 10N FROM 94W TO 98W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 127W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N 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 FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 125W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL. LSEWHERE 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES NW PART OF BASIN. N OF 27N W OF 134W SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 107W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 29N140W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SAT JAN 23... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 05N108W TO 03N111W TO 06N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 82W TO 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 100W TO 104W AND W OF 124W. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.