000
FZPN03 KNHC 271513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES 22N133W 1014 MB DRIFTING W. WITHIN 360 NM N QUADRANT 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 127W AND 
132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 13N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 127W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N W OF 157W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN FT.

.N OF 26N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 120W N TOD N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE JAN 27
.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 19N TO 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 
126W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 01N110W TO 07N135W TO 
06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.