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FZPN03 KNHC 262151
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.    

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13.5N E OF 93W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 83W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 26N130W TO 26N134W. NW OF FRONT N OF 
27.5N W TO 128W  W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE PAC N OF 16N W OF 99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N113W TO 27N114W TO 25N119W. NW 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. NW OF LINE 30N136W TO 26N140W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 18N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 04.5N TO 19N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 
128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
20N110W TO 00N80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 18N105W 
TO 01N80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC TUE JAN 26...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 06N75W TO 
04N81W TO 05N87W TO 02N96W TO 06N119W TO 02W140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 05N E OF 85W AND WITHIN 75 
NM OF 06N115W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.