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FZPN03 KNHC 022156
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.4N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N85.5W TO 10N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
11.5N85.5W TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 09N TO 06.5N AND BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 04.5N AND BETWEEN 81W AND 78.5W...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 06.5N AND BETWEEN 79W AND 81W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 122W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW 
SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 10N 
...AND IN SW SWELL S OF 10N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND 
WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 00N103W...EXCEPT FAR 
NW PORTION 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 23N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...AND NE WIND 
WAVES. COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 27N130W TO 30N136W. N OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N116W TO 00N102W...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 2045 UTC FRI JAN 02.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 03N81W TO 05N87W TO 
11N117W TO 10N134W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 132W AND 
113W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.