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FZPN03 KNHC 240936
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

..COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF A LINE FROM 27N140W TO 30N135W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 16N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 104W AND 107W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 103W...EXCEPT GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 98W...EXCEPT GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N140W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 97W...EXCEPT GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
 
.FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 116W AND 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 90W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 15N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 93W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 14N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC SUN JAN 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 04N88W TO 06N99W TO 
03N122W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM N OF AXIS AND 60 NM S OF AXIS E OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS AND SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS W OF 131W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.