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FZPN03 KNHC 270346
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.    

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 
11N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 09N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 12N86.5W TO 10N92W TO 
08.5N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N121W TO 25N131W TO 25.5N140W. NW OF FRONT N OF 
27.5N W TO 127W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE PAC N OF 14N W OF 97.5W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N111W TO 26N112W TO 
22N114W. NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. PAC SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. NEW COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 
27N140W. OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 104W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N N TO LINE 18N140W TO 15N133W TO 07N100W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 14N W OF 88W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 16N 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 14N 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 0300 UTC WED JAN 27...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 04N76W TO 
05N84W TO 03N94W TO 04N102W TO 05N118W TO 03N140W. ISOLATED TO 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 121W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.