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FZPN03 KNHC 180323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 20.

.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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 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 WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.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.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.TROUGH FROM 14N128W TO 21N127W WITH LOW NEAR 19N127W 1012 MB
DRIFTING WNW. WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 21N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG FROM 14N129W TO 22N128W WITH LOW 
NEAR 19N129W 1013 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT NE TO E WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 130W FROM 15N TO 22N WITH LOW 
NEAR 19N130W 1013 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANTS NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.COLD FRONT JUST W OF NW CORNER OF AREA. W OF A LINE FROM 
30N136W TO 25N140W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 22N125W TO 
03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST ALONG AND NEAR 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 25N140W.
WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 22N123W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N135W TO
22N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NW PART. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SUN JAN 18.
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 125W AND 128W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 14N107W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 06N88W TO 04N97W TO
05N110W TO 07N120W TO 08N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W AND 108W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.