000
FZPN03 KNHC 201544
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

.18 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N FROM 95W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 
30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.
.24 HOUR  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 
11N102W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 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 1015 MB AT 21N129W.  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 30N124W TO 18N140W.  WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT  
NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N115W TO 00N106W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 30N123W TO 17N125W.  W OF 110W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 30N120W TO 15N117W.  S OF 20N W OF 
110W AND N OF 20N FROM 115W TO 130W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC MON JAN 19
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 106W 
AND 115W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 06N90W TO 05N100W TO 
07N115W TO 05N135W TO 05N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM 
OF AXIS FROM 100W TO 116W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.