000
FZPN03 KNHC 040330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 11N89W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 12N AND E OF 
89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.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.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25.5N...N TO NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 130W...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
25N...W OF 120W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 28N AND BETWEEN 118W AND 
130W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERING NW AND SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N120W TO 00N100W...WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE RIDGE 32N146W TO 25N123W 
TO 22N112W. S OF RIDGE TO 11N AND NW OF LINE 11N125W TO 
17N116W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. NE 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 HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE 33N140W TO 25N118W TO 
20N110W. S OF RIDGE TO 10N AND NW OF A LINE 11N121W TO 16N117W...
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE WIND WAVES. N OF 
RIDGE BETWEEN 108W AND 135W...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 15N115W 
TO 03N140W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING SW 
AND NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0100 UTC SAT JAN 03.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LOW LEVEL TROUGH 
FROM 10.5N125W TO 16.5N113W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 04N81W TO 05N90W TO 
05N98W TO 11N119W TO 10N125W TO 10N135W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS E OF 
82W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 90 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 140W. 
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.