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FZPN03 KNHC 210911
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH 30N121W TO 21N140W AND COLD FRONT 30N135W TO   
29N140W. N OF 28N W OF 130W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW LINE 30N115W TO 07N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS AT 29N122W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N118W TO 21N130W TO 20N140W 
AND COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 25N134W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 117W AND 
134W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW LINE 27N114W TO 07N124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 130W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 
125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 07N W 
OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 120W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 T0 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.     

.TROUGH 08N125W TO 15N120W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07N126W TO 17N121W. CONDITIONS MERGE.
.48 HOUR TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.LOW PRES 07N88W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 07N94W 1011 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 08N96W 1011 MB. LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N E OF COLD FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 0900 UTC TUE DEC 21...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM LINE 15N113W TO 15N120W. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 15N139W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 03N78W TO LOW PRES 07N88W 
TO 04N93W TO 14N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 09.5N117W.
 
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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.