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FZPN03 KNHC 152137
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 UTC THU JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 35 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N101W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N103W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12W E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 134W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 124W AND 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 128W FROM 12N TO 21N. FROM 17N TO 
21N WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 17N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 138W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 136W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 132W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO 24N140W S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG AND
NEAR 140W. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N121W TO 21N124W TO
06N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC THU JAN 15.
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N105W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
13N115W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N86W TO 06N97W TO
07N110W TO 06N120W TO 07N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 85W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.