000
FZPN03 KNHC 092206
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU DEC 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W  N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95W  N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W  N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N99W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W  N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 
102W AND 107W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 115W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  S OF 12N W OF 124W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.  N OF 20N W 
OF 118W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 132W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 
00N127W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 08N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO 
AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N FROM 78W TO 80W  NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 05N FROM 78W TO 81W  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 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 2100 UTC THU DEC 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 06N77W TO 04N95W TO 
08N115W TO 07N127W TO 10N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF AXIS E OF 87W...FROM 108W TO 112W AND WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
AXIS FROM 126W AND 132W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.