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FZPN03 KNHC 122145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE OCT 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14.5N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 26N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N119W TO 25N128W TO 25N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 12N W OF 
93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 22N128W TO 21N140W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 05N
BETWEEN 95W AND 110W AND S OF 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 93W AND 112W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.

.LOW NEAR 12N125W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH NE TO 14N121W. WITHIN 240 
NM W OF LOW AND TROUGH NE 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N130W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH NE TO 
14N127W. WITHIN 240 NM W OF LOW AND TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 14N133W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH NE TO 
17N130W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF LOW AND TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 121W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.S OF 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N96W
TO 12N98W TO 11N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2130 UTC TUE OCT 12...
.LOW NEAR 12N124W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH NE TO 14N122W TO 15N120W.
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT
OF LOW...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH.

.SCATTERED STRONG S OF THE ITCZ FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 
80W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 08N79W TO 06N90W TO 
06N107W WHERE IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. A 1011 MB LOW IS NEAR 11N123W 
WHERE THE ITCZ THEN RESUMES TO 08N131W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.