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FZPN03 KNHC 160912
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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 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 40 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 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 09N98W
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 10N101W 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 11N102W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 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 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W... 
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 125W 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 125W 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 06N79W...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 0730 UTC FRI JAN 16.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...

04N77W 05N100W 07N125W 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 06N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W.

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.FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.