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FZPN03 KNHC 261545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N99W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W 
AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N94W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 
08B BETWEEN 90W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 25N118W. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N115W TO 25N118W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N E OF 122W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W 
OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N E OF 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC SUN DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 06N77W TO 05N90W TO 
08N111W TO 08N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.