000
FZPN03 KNHC 290351
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28.5N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 08.5N TO 12.5N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 07N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 95W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA... 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL AND 
N WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N E OF 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT ENTERING NW PART FROM 30N134W TO 26.5N140W MOVING SE 
15 KT. NW OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 105W TO 134W AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 
134W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT 30N126W TO 24N140W. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW FRONT APPROACHING 
FAR NW PART OF AREA. N OF 26N W OF 136W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N115W TO 
20N116W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.

.FROM 04N N TO LINE 17N140W TO 15N130W TO 10N118W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 04N W OF 120W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W 
OF 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N N TO LINE 15N140W TO 15N130W TO 
10N120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0130 UTC FRI JAN 29...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 02N78W TO 
05N104W TO 04N113W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 96W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 150 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 
133W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.