000
FZPN03 KNHC 010313
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 01 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
15N95W TO 12N98W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF THE ITCZ...AND W THROUGH S OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 
24N123W TO 12N105W...MAINLY NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10  
FT IN MIXED NE WAVES AND NW SWELL. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 12 FT W 
OF 130W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N...W OF 125W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N MIXED NE WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 19N 
AND FROM 113W TO 125W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N...W OF 122W...NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT, ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 
00N103W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. N OF 12N...SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL...S OF 12N SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU JAN 01.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N78W TO 04N82W TO 07N90W TO 
09N110W TO 08N120W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WILL CONTINUE NEXT 12 HOURS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 
90 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 103W AND 120W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 135W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG BETWEEN 12N AND 18N AND BETWEEN 120W 
AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.