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FZPN03 KNHC 182151
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE TO E WIND TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.TROUGH FROM 22N127W TO 08N126W WITH BROAD EMBEDDED 1014 MB LOW 
PRES AT 17.5N128W STATIONARY. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
180 NM ALL QUADRANTS OF LOW WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 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 30N137W TO 23N140W. N OF 23N W OF 136W S WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 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 18N140W.  WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 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 30N127W TO 20N130W. 
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 2015 UTC SUN JAN 18.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
OF LINE FROM 09N106W TO 22N115W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 
21N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 04N943W TO 04N105W TO 
07N118W TO 08N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS FROM 115W TO 128W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE CONVECTION 60 NM OF AXIS FROM 102W TO 115W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE TO DEEP CONVECTION 60 NM OF AXIS FROM 89W TO 95W.   

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.