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FZPN03 KNHC 252141
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W TO 11N102W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
08N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 26N127W TO 20N139W. N OF 26N WITHIN 
150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N114W TO 
24N118W. W OF FRONT TO 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 25N120W TO 16N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N BETWEEN 114W AND 
122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 20N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N89W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N W OF 135W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 135W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N E OF 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA NW TO N WINDS 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 SAT DEC 25...

.TROUGH FROM 11N120W TO 06N122W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 
09N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 05N77W TO 08N109W 
TO 09N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.