000
FZPN03 KNHC 170320
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N102W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W TO 11N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.TROUGH ALONG 126W FROM 06N TO 16N NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 12N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 114W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 126W FROM 07N TO 21N. FROM 14N TO 
21N WITHIN 150 NM E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 127W FROM 14N TO 22N WITH LOW 
NEAR 18N127W 1012 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 24N BETWEEN
115W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 26N W OF 137W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF
26N W OF 136W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 21N127W TO 05N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W.
N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 45 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 140W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W 
TO 06N79W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 0315 UTC SAT JAN 17.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 04N84W TO 05N91W TO
04N100W TO 06N110W TO 08N120W TO 06N131W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED 
STRONG FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 111W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 105W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.