000 FZPN03 KNHC 081506 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU JAN 08 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU JAN 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 10. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 130W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 123W AND 132W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 03N W OF 135W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 25N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 133W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 11N119W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 16N115W TO 00N137W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 14N118W TO 00N137W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 10.5N 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 09N TO 13N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU JAN 08. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 06N96W TO 07N106W TO 09N118W TO 08N131W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 05N78W AND 09N125W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 129W AND 136W. $$ .FORECASTER COHEN/CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.