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FZPN03 KNHC 270943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.    

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 09.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 12N86.5W TO 10.5N91W 
TO...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 04N BETWEEN 78.5W 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 81.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N119W TO 25.5N132W. N OF 18N W OF 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 18N BETWEEN 107W 
AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. NW OF A LINE FROM 
27N140W TO 30N137W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. NW OF A 
LINE FROM 15N140W TO 15N137W TO 30N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NW PART.

.FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED 
ABOVE...S OF 18N W OF 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 12N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED 
ABOVE...W OF A LINE FROM 18N106W TO 12.5N92W TO 00N80W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05.5N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N 
W OF 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED JAN 27...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 02.5N78W TO 
02N82W TO 04N89W TO 03N95W TO 04N105W TO 05N124W TO 03N140W. 
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 119W.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.