000
FZPN03 KNHC 162215
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 27N133W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT TO 
133W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 125W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N121W TO 
26N128W. W OF FRONT TO 125W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SECOND 
COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 135W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N135W TO 30N140W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 130W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.TROUGH FROM 14N128W TO 08N130W. FROM 09N TO 10N BETWEEN 128W 
AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR TROUGH FROM 13N132W TO 09N135W. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 
133W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N135W TO 12N138W. FROM 15N TO 
17N BETWEEN 132W AND 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 07N87W. WITHIN 60 NM SE 
QUADRANT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 07N87W. WITHIN 90 NM SE 
QUADRANT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1800 UTC THU DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 02N78W TO 08N85W TO 
05N91W TO 10N105W TO 07N110W TO 11N135W TO 10N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.