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FZPN03 KNHC 260326
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
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.
.36 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 TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W 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 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W TO 11N102W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 25N125W TO 21N136W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
W OF FRONT TO 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N BETWEEN 114W 
AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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.

.12 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N91W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W 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 130W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N E OF 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N E OF 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0300 UTC SUN DEC 26...

.TROUGH FROM 10N122W TO 06N124W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 
09N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 05N77W TO 08N110W 
TO 08N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.