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FZPN03 KNHC 231552
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N109W TO 19N114W TO 15N121W. N OF 
23N E OF 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 104W AND 107W NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 98W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N 
PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 
118W TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 103W AND 107W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 118W N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 107W AND 
112W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  
 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. NW OF A LINE FROM
26N140W TO 30N131W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W.
N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 97W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL TO N SWELL. 
 
.FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 92W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 15N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 91W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1530 UTC SAT JAN 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 05N93W TO 04N110W
TO 04N125W TO 05N132W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS W OF 137W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 131W AND 135W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 129W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.