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FZPN03 KNHC 092132
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 27N NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 29N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N126W TO 17N135W TO 15N115W TO 10N115W TO 09N140W. NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N HALF IN NW SWELL AND TO 9 FT S HALF IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE IN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 28N140W TO 20N128W TO 17N123W TO 10N123W TO 09N140W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND 
WAVES. N OF 26N E OF 119W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 25N115W TO 10N120W 
TO 06N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL N HALF AND TO 8 FT S HALF IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVE. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 23N118W TO 10N120W TO 09N140W NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 25N114W TO 10N120W TO 
09N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.S OF 07N W OF 132W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 134W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 88W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N 
BETWEEN 85.5W AND 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF 11N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 93W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N 
BETWEEN 85.5W AND 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI JAN 09.

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

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N82W TO 04N97W TO 
08N122W TO 06N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 122W AND 127W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
138W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.