000
FZPN03 KNHC 222122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 11N98W TO 
10N101W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 
106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SWELL AREA MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.TROUGH 05N116W TO 10N118W. WITHIN 420 NM E OF TROUGH E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 05N121W TO 10N122W. FROM 04N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 102W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 05N126W TO 12N127W. WITHIN 90 NM OF 
TROUGH N OF 10N E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 13.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO 
AND FONSECA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.W OF 132W FROM 07N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 133W FROM 06N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 134W S OF 14N NW OF 07N134W TO 00N139W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N118W TO 22N118W TO 12N124W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N118W TO 12N110W TO 00N110W EXCEPT N OF 17N W OF 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT N OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 26N136W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT N OF 27N W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 24N133W TO 18N140W. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 134W AND 137W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 
124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 17N140W. N OF 28N W OF 
135W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT N 
OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N 
W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2045 UTC THU JAN 22
.ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM W AND 270 NM E OF 108W FROM 08N 
TO 16N.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 03N95W TO 07N113W TO 
05N124W TO 05N140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.