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FZPN03 KNHC 090320
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
FAR W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 07N140W TO 15N115W TO 20N130W TO 30N126W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W TO 
131W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 08N140W TO 15N116W TO 22N126W TO 
30N126W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 24N114W TO 00N134W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N PART AND 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL S PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 14N130W 
TO 00N135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL N PART AND MIXED NW AND NE SWELL S PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 10N121W TO
10N134W TO 00N137W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N PART AND TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL S PART.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N 
OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 24N NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N BETWEEN 85.5W 
AND 87W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N BETWEEN 85.5W 
AND 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N BETWEEN 85.5W 
AND 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N BETWEEN 
85.5W AND 92W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N BETWEEN 85.5W 
AND 87W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N 
BETWEEN 85.5W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU JAN 08.

.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 60 NM OF 10N130.5W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 05N85W TO 04N95W TO 
05N110W TO 08N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 75 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 131W AND 134W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.