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FZPN03 KNHC 280324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 13.5N98W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 14N. 

.FROM 08N TO 12.5N E OF 94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 08.5N 
TO 11N BETWEEN 91W AND 104W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 04.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N112W TO 26N114W TO 22N120W. PAC 
WATERS NW OF FRONT TO 120W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. SECOND COLD FRONT 
30N135W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
ABOVE...ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 107W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 23N140W. NW 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 12N129W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE... 
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE... 
REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC THU JAN 28...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 04N77W TO 
03.5N80W TO 06N88W TO 03N100W TO 03N108W TO 04N113W TO 05N123W 
TO 03N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 
120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 99W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 150 NM N AND 30 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 128W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.