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FZPN03 KNHC 261529
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 128W  NE TO E WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W NE WIND 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 136W. N OF 22N W OF 120W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.TROUGH 22N123W 14N127W. FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N120W TO 10N132W. WITHIN 360 NM 
W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 17N TO 
22N WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N122W TO 15N126W. FROM 17N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WIND 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N E OF  120W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WIND 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0830 UTC MON JAN 26
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 14N TO 23N BETWEEN 116W 
AND 128W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 06N85W TO 02N105W TO 
09N130W TO 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.