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FZPN03 KNHC 312136
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC FRI DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 27N E OF 124W TO THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 124W AND N OF 26N BETWEEN 124W AND 135W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN NEXT 
SECTION.

.FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 22N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W AND FROM 
15N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 118W 
AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC FRI DEC 31...
.TROUGH FROM 13N117W TO 07N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 
11N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES 
NEAR 07N79W TO 06N90W TO 08N110W TO 09N120W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W... AND FROM 
05N TO 08N BETWEEN 99W AND 104W. 

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.