000
FZPN03 KNHC 230323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 108W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH 07N115W TO 13N114W. WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 128W FROM 04N TO 
15N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07N118W TO 13N117W. FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 106W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 
117W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N FROM 85.5W TO 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 12N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF 132W FROM 07N TO 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 134W FROM 06N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N118W TO 25N116W TO 17N119W. WITHIN 
540 NM W OF FRONT AND ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 26N134W TO 21N140W. W OF FRONT N OF 28N W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 
75 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N129W TO 23N133W TO 17N140W AND 
TROUGH FROM 30N132W TO 27N134W. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 
FRONT AND TROUGH S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 27N126W TO 19N133W. N OF 
27N W OF 133W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 45 NM OF MAINLAND 
MEXICAN COAST FROM 22N TO 25N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 
109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0115 UTC FRI JAN 23
.ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 104W AND 112W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N76W TO 03N95W TO 06N115W TO 
04N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 110W AND 112W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.