000 FZPN03 KNHC 190255 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC MON JAN 19 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON JAN 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 21. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 26N TO 18N AND BETWEEN 110W AND 105W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WIND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 26N TO 16N AND BETWEEN 109W AND 105W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WIND TO 20 KT. S OF 20N SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 107W NE TO E WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF PANAMA FROM 09N TO 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W N WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 17N TO 22N AND BETWEEN 110W AND 118W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL AND E WAVES. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 22N AND BETWEEN 112W AND 122W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL AND E WAVES. .48 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N NW SWELL. .TROUGH FROM 22N126W TO 08N128W WITH BROAD EMBEDDED 1013 MB LOW PRES AT 17N128.5W NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL AND E WAVES. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM ALL BUT SW QUADRANTS OF LOW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24N127W TO 13N129W WITH EMBEDDED 1015 MB LOW PRES AT 118N129W. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WAVES. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED AND BEGINNING TO MERGE WITH COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NW. WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SEE FRONTAL CONDITIONS BELOW. .COLD FRONT AT 30N137W TO 22N140W. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO W WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N113W TO 07N120W TO 00N130W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 19N135W. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 20N129W TO 16N129W. W OF FRONT N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 19N106W TO 07N102W TO 00N112W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC MON JAN 19 .ISOLATED MODERATE TO DEEP CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 300 NM IN EASTERN SEMICIRCLE OF 1013 MB LOW. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 08N TO 17N ALONG 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 106W AND 125W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N79W TO 01N91W TO 04N97W TO 05N108W TO 08N124W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED DEEP CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS FROM 112W TO 128W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION 60 NM OF AXIS FROM 102W TO 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO DEEP CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM OF 04N95.5W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.