000
FZPN03 KNHC 300317
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 01N TO ITCZ BETWEEN 78W AND 84W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO ITCZ BETWEEN 78W AND 82W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N87W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT 30N116W TO 27N120W TO 29N140W. N OF FRONT E OF 130W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS E OF 120W. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N111W TO 25N112W TO 
20N127W. N OF 25N E OF 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 
135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATES. N OF LINE 22N111W TO 18N133W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 114W AND 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N W OF 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N 
W OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N111W TO 25N112W. S OF FRONT TO 
27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATES S OF AREA. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0200 UTC THU DEC 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 
1006 MB AT 06N78W TO 04N84W TO 05N93W TO 06N104W TO 07N113W TO 
06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.