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FZPN03 KNHC 100315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
109W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 120W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 24N NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 28N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 
129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST 
N PART. ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N124W TO 23N130W TO 
16N115W TO 10N115W TO 09N140W. NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09 SW OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 16N120W NE 
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 120W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 24N114W TO 10N122W TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N HALF AND MIXED NW AND NE SWELL S HALF.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL 
AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 27N115W 
TO 21N115W TO 10N125W TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 07N W OF 134W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N W OF 134W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 89W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 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. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF 11N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 93W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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.

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

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI JAN 09.

.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF 8.5N95W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N84W TO 05N110W TO 
08N130W TO 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.