000
FZPN03 KNHC 120930
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
113.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF A 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 13.5N96.5W TO 
10N99W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.

.N OF 25N W OF 133W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 24N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 139W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0830 UTC MON JAN 12.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 07N100W TO 08N120W TO 
05N133W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 
NM S OF AXIS FROM 95W TO 115W. 

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.