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FZPN03 KNHC 032159
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT JAN 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO ...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 07N FROM 79W TO 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 130W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NE WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 20N...BETWEEN 
118W AND 130W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W...WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 25N120W TO 00N100W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N135W TO 25N125W TO 22N115W. S OF 
RIDGE TO 11N AND W OF 125W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. N OF RIDGE BETWEEN 120W AND 130W...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N115W TO 10N105W 
TO 05N105W TO 03N140W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N135W TO 25N123W TO 22N115W. S OF 
RIDGE TO 10N AND W OF 120W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. N OF RIDGE BETWEEN 118W AND 135W...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
15N115W TO 03N140W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW AND 
NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC SAT JAN 03.
NUMEROUS MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING 
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LOW LEVEL TROUGH FROM 11N122W TO 
16.5N113W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N79W TO 04N82W TO 05N86W TO 
04N98W TO 10N118W TO 10N124W TO 08N129W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 90 NM OF 
04.5N79W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 120 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 140W. 
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.