000
FZPN03 KNHC 171028
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI SEP 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 26N E OF 117W TO THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 117W TO THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N WITHIN 150 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.LOW NEAR 14N114W 1007 MB DRIFTING W. FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 
100W AND 118W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 
97W AND 120W. FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 14.5N110W 1005 MB. FROM 08N TO 14.5N 
BETWEEN BETWEEN 105W AND 118W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 92W AND 124W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATING NEAR 16N108W. FROM 09N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 102W AND 115W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 124W AND 86W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 10.5N125W 1008 MB DRIFTING NE. WITHIN 240 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N123W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N121.5W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEARING FAR NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 
29N W OF 136W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W. 
N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0915 UTC FRI SEP 17...

.LOW NEAR 14N114W...SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 270 NM NW QUADRANT. 

.LOW NEAR 10.5N125W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
S SEMICIRCLE. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...SMALL SEGMENTS OF CONFLUENT 
FLOW PRODUCING A TRUE ITCZ CAN BE FOUND FROM THE EXTREME SW 
CARIBBEAN TO 11N86W...AND ALONG 10N W OF 136W. A MONSOON TROUGH 
EXISTS IN BETWEEN THESE TWO SEGMENTS...EXTENDING FROM 17N104W TO 
13N122W TO 10N125W TO 10N134W...WITH EMBEDDED LOWS DESCRIBED 
BELOW. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
OCCURRING WITHIN 180  TO 240 NM S OF THESE AXIS E OF 105W...WITH 
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION OCCURRING WITHIN 120 
NM S OF THESE AXIS W OF 114W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.