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FZPN03 KNHC 111513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 25N AND 30N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING ELSEWHERE N OF 
23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM N OF 09N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 098 TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.

.N OF 25N E OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WARNING WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE 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 SUN JAN 11.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 103W AND 
108W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 05N80W TO 07N90W TO 
06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.