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FZPN03 KNHC 181546
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N100W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 107W NE 
TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 13N97W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W  
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W
N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT. 

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

.TROUGH FROM 20N127W TO 12N128W WITH EMBEDDED 1014 MB LOW PRES 
AT 17N128W STATIONARY.  WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT  E TO SE WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 130W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH FROM 23N127W TO 13N129W WITH EMBEDDED 
1013 MB LOW PRES AT 118N129W.  WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT  NE TO 
E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH FROM 24N127W TO 14N128W.  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.COLD FRONT AT 30N140W.  N OF 25N W OF 136W  S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 
17N115W TO 00N135W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 19N140W.  WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N  S WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 24N127W. 
W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N100W TO 00N105W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 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 02N83W TO 07N87W TO 
04N94W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 
AXIS FROM 102W TO 106W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.