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FZPN03 KNHC 151530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI OCT 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI OCT 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 17.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 13N95W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 34 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W 
TO 12.5N96W TO 10.5N102W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94W 
TO 13.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 
13N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 
111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.TROUGH 16N133W TO 12N136W. FROM 13N TO 16N W OF TROUGH WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 114W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 19N136W TO 12N139W. FROM 17N TO 20N E 
OF TROUGH TO 133W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N138W TO 16N140W. FROM 18N TO 20N E 
OF TROUGH TO 135W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.FROM 02N TO 06N E OF 87W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 02N E 
OF 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 857W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 90W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC FRI OCT 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N83W TO 07N115W TO 
09N122W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IS ALONG THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE IS ALONG THE COAST OF COSTA RICA FROM 08N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 83W AND 85W. ISOLATED MODERATE IS FROM 06N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 98W AND 103W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE IS FROM 08N TO 
10N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W...FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 126W AND 
130W... AND FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 138W AND 142W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.