000
FZPN03 KNHC 291509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N E OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 11N FROM 
94W TO 98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU JAN 29
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N90W TO 01N115W TO 
03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.