000
FZPN03 KNHC 260324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 08N W OF 79W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N FROM 79W TO 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14.5N95.5W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 21N137W TO 25N137W TO 28N136W TO 30N132W. W OF 
TROUGH N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH AND WITHIN 
60 NM E OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 16N134W TO 24N132W. FROM 23N TO 27N W 
OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 12 TO 
17 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF LINE FROM 21N128W TO 
30N121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N140W TO 24N138W. W OF 134W FROM 23N 
TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 TO 
17 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF LINE FROM 22N131W TO 
30N126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.

.TROUGH 15N126W TO 19N125W TO 23N122W. W OF TROUGH FROM 13N TO 
17N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
18N TO 26N BETWEEN LINE FROM 18N119W TO 26N125W AND LINE FROM 
18N125W TO 26N131W NE TO E WINDS...EXCEPT E TO SE E OF 
TROUGH...20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 19N124W 1010 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 
13N127W. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 20N124W 1012 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW PRES 
TO 16N126W TO 12N126W. WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 25N W OF 110W WITHIN 120 NM W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF LINE FROM 10N125W TO 
25N112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0200 UTC MON JAN 26
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 15N TO 27N BETWEEN 117W TO 126W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 05N83W TO 01N97W TO 
06N128W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS 
FROM 130W TO 135W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.