000
FZPN03 KNHC 151507
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 
95W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 
107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 
90W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 87W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF FONSECA N OF 12N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT S 
WINDS S OF 08N. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS S OF 09N. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 29N W OF 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 45 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT TO 137W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 27N131W. W 
OF FRONT TO 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF 
134W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1345 UTC WED DEC 15...

SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 05N E OF 80W TO COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 
ECUADOR.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N83W TO 04N92W TO 
07N104W TO 06N111W TO LOW PRES 09N125W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 133W AND 138W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S AND 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW PRES.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.