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FZPN03 KNHC 220327
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N96W TO 11N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W 
TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 
111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 
91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N AND 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF 135W BETWEEN 14N AND 18N NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 135W BETWEEN 13N AND 18N NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 135W BETWEEN 13N AND 18N NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.LOW PRES 1011 MB 29N123W. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND E 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
116W N OF 14N AND S OF 14N W OF 107W EXCEPT NW OF LINE FROM 
20N140W TO 30N134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N119W TO 24N117W TO 17N119W. W OF 
TROUGH TO 124W N OF 28N W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 124W AND S OF 17N W OF 110W SE OF LINE 
FROM 17N124W TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH N OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 25N135W TO 21N140W. W OF 
FRONT N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 22N134W. N OF 27N W OF 
134W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 05N140W TO 15N130W TO 30N125W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 06.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0115 UTC THU JAN 22
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM W AND 150 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 
07N113W TO 14N112W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 03N90W TO 06N115W TO 
04N130W TO 05N140W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.