000
FZPN03 KNHC 012141
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85.5W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85.5W TO 
09N91W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85.5W 
TO 10N90W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 128W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N TO A  
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 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 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 11N TO 22N...W OF 130W...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 11N TO LINE FROM 18N120W TO 28N140W...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 FROM 12N TO 24N W OF 125W...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N...S OF A 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 A LINE FROM 
30N119W TO 00N99W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 10N...AND IN SW SWELL S OF 10N.

.N OF 05N AND E OF 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. EXCEPT SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 06N.
.48 HOUR WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2000 UTC THU JAN 01.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 03N83W TO 05N98W TO 
10N112W TO 10N123W TO 08N131W TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE WITH 
SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION BETWEEN 123W AND 108W...FROM 10N TO 
14N. SCATTERED MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
30 NM S AND 120 NM N OF AXIS...BETWEEN 132W AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.