000
FZPN03 KNHC 150340
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC THU JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM COAST
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 35 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W  
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 
15N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 103W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N99W TO 10N101W
NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12W E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N90W TO 09N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N134W TO 20N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
ALONG AND NEAR 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N128W TO 24N130W
TO 12N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL
...HIGHEST FAR N AND W PARTS

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC THU JAN 15.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 07N87W TO 05N100W
TO 06N110W TO 07N121W TO 08N131W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 134W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 87W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.