000
FZPN03 KNHC 221511
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH 30N116W TO 21N123W AND COLD FRONT 30N121W TO 
25N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 60 NM E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 130W 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 30N113W TO 20N110W TO 17N130W. 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 30N120W TO 
22N130W. NEW COLD FRONT 30N137W 28N140W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
130W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 07N SE OF RIDGE 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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.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 1530 UTC WED DEC 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 04N77W TO LOW PRES 07N96W 
TO 05N110W TO 09N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
NEAR LOW FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 97W. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
WITHIN 45 NM OF REMAINDER OF ITCZ.   

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.