000 FZPN03 KNHC 200905 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE JAN 20 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 22. .WARNINGS. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 100 NM OF COAST N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 97W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N102W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .LOW PRES 1016 MB NEAR 20N129W. WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT NE TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST AS DESCRIBED BELOW. .COLD FRONT AT 30N129W TO 18N140W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N115W TO 00N110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N124W TO 16N128W. W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N121W TO 20N124W. N OF 05N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON JAN 19 SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 06N115W TO 05N130W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. $$ .FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.