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FZPN03 KNHC 110918
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 25N AND 30N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 28N AND 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N95W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N95.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
12.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR WITHIN 120 NM N AND 45 NM S OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N89N...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL.

.N OF 22N W OF 132W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 114W AND 123W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NW OF LINE FROM 10N122W 
TO 27N114W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 19N AND 26N W OF 118W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 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 0830 UTC SUN JAN 11.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 108W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF 11N131W.

TROUGH FROM 03N94W TO 10N93W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 
92W BETWEEN 10N AND 13N.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 04N81W TO 09N89W TO 
04N119W TO 06N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 
95W TO 102W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.