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FZPN03 KNHC 200307
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 24N TO 18N BETWEEN 106W AND 109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 
21N.  ELSEWHERE SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC  N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W
N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N99W N TO 
NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 106W  NE TO E WIND TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT. CONDITIONS 
MERGING WITH GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC FLOW. 

.TROUGH FROM 24N126W TO WEAKENING 1013 MB LOW PRES 19.5N129W TO 
15N133W DRIFTING NW 10 KT.  WITHIN 180 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS  NE 
TO N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  AS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.COLD FRONT AT 30N133W TO 20N140W.  N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT  S WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE 30N115W TO 00N109W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL TROUGH 30N126W TO 24N125W TO 
17N127W.  WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONTAL TROUGH BETWEEN 25N AND 20N 
N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.  ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO 103W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL TROUGH 30N121W TO 17N125W.  WITHIN 90 
NM E OF FRONTAL TROUGH N OF 23N  S WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  W OF FRONTAL TROUGH  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE E OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 112W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC MON JAN 19
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 05N86W TO 03N95W TO 
06N115W TO 04N127W TO 06N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 103W AND ALSO 
BETWEEN 106W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 123W. SCATTERED 
TO NUMEROUS MODERATE CONVECTION WITH ISOLATED DEEP CONVECTION 
WAS OCCURRING FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 108W AND 118W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W 
AND 114W. CONVECTION CONTINUED TO WEAKEN WITHIN 180 NM OF NE AND 
E SEMICIRCLE OF 1013 MB LOW.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.