000
FZPN03 KNHC 170916
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N100W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 09N100W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W TO 09N99W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.TROUGH FROM 06N126W TO 15N125W NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 13N TO 
17N BETWEEN 123W AND 126W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N129W TO 21N127W. FROM 18N TO 
22N WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH SE TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 131W FROM 17N TO 23N WITH 1013 MB 
LOW NEAR 19N131W. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 25N W OF 136W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N24W TO 10N134W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF
23N W OF 136W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N119W TO 02N133W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 23N140W. 
WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 12N106W TO 00N121W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN 
NW PORTION. 

.12 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 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 0830 UTC SAT JAN 17.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N78W TO 05N93W TO 06N111W TO 
08N126W TO 05N135W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE 07N110W TO 16N113W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLACE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.