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FZPN03 KNHC 021534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU DEC 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO 09N104W...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
75 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 12N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W 
TO 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 
11N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 06N90W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH TO 08N87W DRIFTING W. 
FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 03N TO 
08N BETWEEN 80W AND 91W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 06N91W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH TO 
08N87W. FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
WITHIN 120 NM SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 08N87W TO 
04N92W. FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 120 
NM SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 23N136W WITH SHEAR 
AXIS TO 20N140W. NW OF FRONT AND SHEAR AXIS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N136W. N OF 
27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N130W WITH SHEAR 
AXIS TO 15N140W. NW OF FRONT AND SHEAR AXIS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 26N135W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC THU DEC 02...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 09N83W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 06N90W TO 11N113W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS W OF 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.