000 FZPN03 KNHC 010916 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU JAN 01 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC THU JAN 01. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 02. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 03. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16.5N94.5W TO 15.5N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N88W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N88W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N TO LINE FROM 15N113W TO 27N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 10N110W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N TO LINE FROM 18N120W TO 25N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 00N103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 10N AND SW SWELL S OF 10N. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N S OF LINE FROM 18N125W TO 24N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N S OF LINE FROM 19N115W TO 25N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 00N99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 10N AND SW SWELL S OF 10N. .N OF 05N WITHIN 30 NM E AND 45 NM W OF 79.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU JAN 01. .NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF 11N118W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 05N95W TO 08N110W TO 08N120W TO 07N130W TO 09N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION BETWEEN 75 AND 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 133W AND 140W. $$ .FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.