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FZPN03 KNHC 020325
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN JAN 02 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACH NW PORTION. FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 128W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 28N BETWEEN 128W AND 110W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N 
TO 25N W OF 120W...AND FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 110W... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N117W TO 22N130W. N OF 23N W 
OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 120W AND FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 
120W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.  

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

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.09 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 
10N99W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0300 UTC SUN JAN 02...

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 12N108W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 07N78W TO 06N104W TO 
09N123W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 09N123W 
AND 07N138W.   

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.