000
FZPN03 KNHC 091512
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 31N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN WIND WAVES. NW OF LINE FROM 25N112W TO 20N128W 
TO 16N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 14N122W TO 10N140W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 14N122W TO 10N140W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.

.S OF 07N W OF 130W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 22N111W TO 10N125W TO 00N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED WITH CONDITIONS ABOVE.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI JAN 09.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 126W AND 131W. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N100W TO 08N122W TO 
07N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S AND 
180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 126W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.