000
FZPN03 KNHC 161536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26.5N140W. NW OF FRONT TO 135W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N 
E OF FRONT TO 128W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 25N128W. 
N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 14N127W TO 06N132W. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 128W 
AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR THROUGH FROM 13N130W TO 07N132W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 135W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 29N140W. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 26N140W TO 30N130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC THU DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 03N78W TO 08N87W TO 
03N93W TO 09N105W TO 05N117W TO 09N128W TO 08N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.