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FZPN03 KNHC 180938
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 9 TO 11 FT.
.12 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 14N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 91W AND 104W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W TO 12N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 107W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.TROUGH FROM 21N127W TO 14N128W WITH 1014 MB LOW NEAR 17N128W 
DRIFTING WNW. WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N128W TO 15N130W WITH 1013 MB 
LOW NEAR 19N130W. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N129W TO 15N131W WITH 1014 MB 
LOW NEAR 18N130W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEE AREA BELOW FOR 
SEAS. 

.COLD FRONT JUST W OF NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF 136W S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N117W TO 00N134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 17N W OF 133W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 23N140W. WITHIN 120 
NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 
120 NM NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N111W TO 00N126W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
20N W OF 133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N133W. 
N OF 20N W OF 131W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 07N98W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN JAN 18.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150/175 NM OF LINE 
FROM 10N103W TO 25N116W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 15N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 126W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 01N90W TO 07N122W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 06N 
BETWEEN 103W AND 106W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 120W TO 125W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLACE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.