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FZPN03 KNHC 171546
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W TO 11N102W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 
10N99W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 106W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 106W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. 

.TROUGH FROM 06N TO 17N ALONG 126W STATIONARY.  FROM 13N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 123W AND 127W  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH FROM 13N129W TO 20N126W.  FROM 18N TO 
22N WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH ALONG 130W FROM 17N TO 22N WITH 
EMBEDDED LOW PRES 1013 MB AT 19N131W.  WITHIN 150 NM N QUADRANT 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 25N W OF 135W  SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N22W TO 10N133W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W.  N OF 23N 
W OF 136W  S WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N116W TO 00N133W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 21N140W. 
WITHIN 60 NM NW OF FRONT  N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N120W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NW PORTION. 

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

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC SAT JAN 17.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 07N87W TO 04N94W TO 
08N124W TO 05N135W TO 05N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM 
OF AXIS FROM 122W TO 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.