000
FZPN03 KNHC 160330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N101W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N103W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12W E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 134W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 126W FROM 12N TO 20N. FROM 15N TO
20N WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 126W FROM 12N TO 21N. FROM 17N TO 
21N WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 17N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 138W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N127W
TO 20N131W TO 09N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO 24N140W S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG AND
NEAR 140W. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 21N126W TO
04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W
TO 05N79W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC FRI JAN 16.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N78W TO 07N86W TO 06N97W TO
06N105W TO 06N115W TO 08N127W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 85W...AND
WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.