000
FZPN03 KNHC 300352
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97W...      
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 12N102W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT..
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 05.5N E OF 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. PAC WATERS N OF 26N E OF 118W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N121W 
TO 20N127W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N119W TO 26N130W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...NW OF LINE 29N115W TO 25N114W TO 20N116W 
TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED INLAND AND DISSIPATED. SEE 
SECTION BELOW FOR WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS N OF 20N. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING FAR NW PORTIONS. N 
OF 27N W OF 136W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 25.5N140W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 127W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. N OF 29N NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE PAC WATERS N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 04.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 107W AND 
120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NW AND SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 
20N W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 
20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0200 UTC SAT JAN 30...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 05N76W TO 
02N87W TO 05N105W TO 05N121W TO 03N132W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING FROM 02N TO 
09N BETWEEN 101W AND 115W...ASSOCIATED WITH TWO PERTURBATIONS 
MOVING W ALONG THE ITCZ. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.