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FZPN03 KNHC 101519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.

.NW OF LINE FROM 26N112W TO 18N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 26N112W TO 18N140W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT JAN 10.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 114W AND 120W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 05N110W TO 07N125W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W 
AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS W OF 125W.

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.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.