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FZPN03 KNHC 142142
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM COAST
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W  
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 
15N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 103W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N99W TO 10N101W
NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12W E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG AND JUST W OF 140W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N134W TO 20N140W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG AND
NEAR 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N130W TO 24N132W
TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST FAR N AND W PARTS

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC WED JAN 14.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 08N86W TO 06N91W TO
06N102W TO 07N111W TO 07N122W TO 07N134W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W
AND 135W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 79W
AND 82W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.