000
FZPN03 KNHC 110324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 13.

.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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...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 
13N96W...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 10 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.30 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 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 90 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 9 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.

.NW OF LINE FROM 26N112W TO 19N134W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY 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 LITTLE CHANGE 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SUN JAN 11.

SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W WITH A 
SECOND AREA FROM THE ITCZ TO 16N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W 04N83W 07N104W 05N113W 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 120 NM N 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 98W-104W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLACE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.