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FZPN03 KNHC 192147
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JAN 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 24N TO 18N BETWEEN 106W AND 109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 
21N. ELSEWHERE SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 15N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC  N WIND TO 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N97.5W
N TO NE WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 23N126W TO WEAKENING 1013 MB LOW PRES 19N129W TO 
15N132W.  WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  AS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.COLD FRONT AT 30N135W TO 20N140W.  N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT  S WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W 
OF 115W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 30N127W TO 28N127W TO 16N129W.  W OF 
110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SWELL NW.  ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 103W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 30N123W TO 17N126W.  W OF 114W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SWELL NW. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 105W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9  
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2045 UTC MON JAN 19
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 02N82W TO 04N97W TO 
07N118W TO 04N127W TO 06N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 94W AND 103W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 
108W AND 123W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE CONVECTION WITH 
ISOLATED DEEP CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 
106W AND 118W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING FROM 
19N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 113W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WAS WEAKENING WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF 1013 MB LOW.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.