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FZPN03 KNHC 162145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 09N98W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N102W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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. 

.TROUGH ALONG 126W FROM 04N TO 15N NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 12N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 114W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 126W FROM 07N TO 18N. FROM 10N TO 
18N WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 127W FROM 12N TO 20N. FROM 16N TO
24N BETWEEN 126W AND 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 23N E OF TROUGH TO 118W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 26N W OF 137W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 137W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 
19N127W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 26N140W.
WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL....HIGHEST NEAR 140W.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W 
TO 06N79W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC FRI JAN 16.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 04N90W TO 05N101W
TO 06N110W TO 08N120W TO 05N132W TO 05N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS E OF 102W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.