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FZPN03 KNHC 232117
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N W OF 132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 07W W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT 
TO 127W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 07N TO 
20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 112W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 20N132W. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT TO 122W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 
225N W OF FRONT TO 134W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. FROM 07N TO 
15N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 07N W OF 125W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 T0 10 FT IN   
PRIMARILY SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 130W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N W OF 125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 135W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

.GULF OF FONSECA N OF 12N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 2100 UTC THU DEC 23...
  
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ALONG 02N78W TO 07N99W TO 
08N125W TO 09N140W. TROUGH WITHIN THE ITCZ FROM 10N99W TO 
06N102W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.