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FZPN03 KNHC 241532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. NW OF A LINE FROM 26N140W TO 
30N131W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 26N137W. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
 
.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 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 95W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST
BETWEEN 115W AND 125W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 14N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA W OF 113W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 103W AND 106W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 96W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 
96W AND 123W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 106W AND 108W N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 
95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 89W AND A LINE FROM 25N113W TO 18N118W 
TO 12N126W TO 89W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM COAST
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 1515 UTC SUN JAN 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 04N87W TO 06N100W
TO 03N115W TO 03N128W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 87W AND 30 NM
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 79W AND 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
30 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.