000
FZPN03 KNHC 020322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 04.

.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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85.5W TO 10N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85.5W 
TO 09N91W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N AND E OF 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 24N AND W OF 134W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 20N...AND W OF 115W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N OF 24N AND 
BETWEEN 125W AND 134W...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
12N120W TO 00N105W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 22N...W OF 125W...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 11N TO 23N AND W OF 126W...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. 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.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI JAN 02.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 03N83W TO 05N93W TO 
09N108W TO 11N123W TO 08N130W TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE WITH 
SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING FROM 09N TO 15N AND 
BETWEEN 117W AND 107W. NUMEROUS MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS...BETWEEN 130W 
AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.