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FZPN03 KNHC 282136
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 08N90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 10N S TO 
ITCZ BETWEEN 90W AND 102W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 102W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 MM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 13N88W TO 10.5N91W INCLUDING 
GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N E OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N116W TO 28N130W TO 29N140W. N OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 117W AND 132W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N112W TO 23N120W TO 23N130W TO 
26N140W. N OF FRONT E OF 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 126W AND 134W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. FROM 25N S TO ITCZ W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 
114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.S OF ITCZ W OF 125W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC TUE DEC 28...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG NOTED WITHIN 75 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE 13N110W TO 17N103W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED FROM 08N82W TO 
04N96W TO 08N118W TO 07N124W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 84W AND 93W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 103W AND 106W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.