000
FZPN03 KNHC 220904
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH 30N119W TO 21N130W AND COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 
26N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 135W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
05N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
S OF 05N W OF 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 17N120W. FROM 09N TO 14N 
W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA AND RIDGE 30N123W TO 
22N140W. NW OF RIDGE SW WINDS 20M TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT NEAR 
29N138W. N OF 07N SE OF RIDGE TO 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 118W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0900 UTC WED DEC 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 02N78W TO LOW PRES 07N93W 
TO 05N107W TO 10N125W TO 08N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.  

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.