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FZPN03 KNHC 262119
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.TROUGH 11N130W TO 17N130W TO 23N129W. FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 
129W AND 133W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11N138W TO 20N124W. FROM 23N TO 28N W 
OF 128W AND FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF TROUGH TO 119W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 119W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
19N W OF LINE FROM 19N116W TO 30N125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11N128W TO 22N124W. N OF 24N W OF 130W 
AND FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.WITHIN 180 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA W COAST N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA W COAST N OF 
22N NE TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 09N TO 11.5 E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N BETWEEN 86W 
AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC MON JAN 26
.TROUGH FROM 12N130W TO 18N130W TO 23N129W TO 27N128W. NUMEROUS 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG E OF TROUGH TO 119W FROM 13N TO 27N.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 05N86W TO 02N102W TO 
08N130W TO 06N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM 
S OF AXIS FROM 127W TO 129W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.