000
FZPN03 KNHC 161558
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT.  SEAS 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND TO 40 KT.  SEAS 15 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 35 KT.  SEAS 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 09N98W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N101W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N102W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 
103W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.WITHIN 90 NM W OF TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 13N125W TO 07N125W.    
NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH ALONG 125W FROM 10N TO 18N.  FROM 10N 
TO 18N WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH ALONG 125W FROM 12N TO 20N.  FROM 17N 
TO 20N WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 17N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
TROUGH  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 26N W OF 137W  S WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 135W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 26N W OF 137W  S WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
17 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 19N127W 
TO 05N140W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 20N W OF 115W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 04N120W 
WINDLESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 
140W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 06N79W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA  N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC FRI JAN 16.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...

AXIS 04N78W 04N103W 08N125W 05N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
90 NM N OF AXIS E OF 102W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.