000
FZPN03 KNHC 121513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 13N97W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED WARNING LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W 11N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.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.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 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 06N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON JAN 12.
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 08N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 07N85W TO 05N90W TO 
08N120W TO 05N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 98W AND 112W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.