000
FZPN03 KNHC 170904
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH 30N123W TO 26N130W TO 25N140W. W OF TROUGH WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED...NEW COLD FRONT 
30N135W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 26N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N123W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.LOW PRES 07N90W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE SW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW PRES 09N108W 1008 MB. WITHIN 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLE SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 09N110W 1010 MB. WITHIN 60 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 05N115W TO 12N112W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH 08N133W TO 13N128W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR TROUGH 09N137W TO 13N132W. WITHIN 300 NM W OF TROUGH NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. 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 0900 UTC FRI DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 02N78W TO 09N83W TO  LOW 
PRES 07N90W...AXIS CONTINUE TO LOW PRES 09N108W TO 09N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF 09N107W AND 
09N129W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.