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FZPN03 KNHC 232133
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W... 
INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF 135W FROM 06N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 130W FROM 06N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH COLD FRONT DESCRIBED 
BELOW.

.TROUGH 03N115W TO 16N114W. WITHIN 270 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 11N E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 570 NM E OF 
TROUGH N OF 05N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07N119W TO 16N118W. WITHIN 150 NM OF 
TROUGH N OF 11N E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH 
COLD FRONT DESCRIBED BELOW.

.TROUGH 30N128W TO 23N133W WITH LOW N OF FORECAST AREA. N OF 28N 
W OF 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN TROUGH AND 135W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1018 MB 30N130W. REORGANIZED COLD 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 24N132W TO 17N140W. N OF 28N W OF 133W N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
15N121W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT N OF 23N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1019 MB 27N130W. DISSIPATING COLD 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 20N126W TO 14N125W. N OF 27N W OF 132W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N130W TO 14N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 24N AND BETWEEN 106W AND 
109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N AND BETWEEN 106W AND 
109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI JAN 23
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NW QUADRANT ON 01N82W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 13N113W TO 17N105W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N83W TO 01N97W TO 07N119W TO 
05N133W TO 06N140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.