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FZPN03 KNHC 172141
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 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 11N103W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W TO 11N103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 104W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W TO 12N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.TROUGH ALONG 126W FROM 06N TO 12N NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 13N 
TO 21N BETWEEN 121W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N127W TO 21N128W WITH LOW NEAR 
19N128W 1012 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 129W/130W FROM 15N TO 22N WITH 
LOW NEAR 19N130W 1012 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA. W OF A LINE FROM 
30N137W TO 26N140W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 21N125W TO 
03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG AND NEAR 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W. WITHIN 180 
NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 
21N123W TO 00N129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N136W TO
22N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM NW OF FRONT N WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 116W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. 

.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 07N79W...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 2115 UTC SAT JAN 17.
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 11N1089W TO 13N109W TO 16N110W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF A
LINE FROM 09N99W TO 09N102W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 07N86W TO 05N94W TO 
05N104W TO 05N112W TO 08N123W TO 06N134W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED
STRONG FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 106W AND 109W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.