000
FZPN03 KNHC 290308
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 08N92W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 04N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 92W 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 FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 113W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT 30N117W TO 27N121W TO 27N130W 
TO 28N140W. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 116W AND 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 127W AND 
134W N TO NE 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 DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 28N110W TO 22N114W TO 
21N130W TO 25N140W. N OF FRONT E OF 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 126W AND 
130W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 22N S TO ITCZ W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
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.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N110W TO 22N114W. NW OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0200 UTC WED DEC 29...

.SCATTERED MODERATE NOTED WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
15N107W TO 17.5N102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED FROM 08N81W TO 
05N90W TO 06N100W TO 08N116W TO 08N126W TO 05N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.