000
FZPN03 KNHC 080310
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 133W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 11N114W TO 03N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N111W 
TO 01N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 24N130W 
TO 10N130W TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04N W OF 134W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU JAN 08.

SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 116W AND 120W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 04N90W TO 04N100W TO 
08N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 82W...FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 130W AND 139W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.