000
FZPN03 KNHC 271006
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES 22N133W 1014 MB DRIFTING W.  WITHIN 360 NM N QUADRANT  
WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW DISSIPATED.  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...DEVELOPING GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N  NW TO N WIND TO 
35 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 17N131W TO 26N134W WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 
22N133W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 
120W  NE TO E WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.  FROM 13N TO 22N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W  NE TO E WIND 
20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  FROM 13N TO 
22N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14N126W TO 24N124W.  N OF 22N W OF 117W 
NE TO E WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 15 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 
124W  E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH DISSIPATED.  FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 
124W AND 136W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 127W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N  NW TO N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N  NW TO N WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA  N OF 24N  NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 180 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA W COAST N OF 26N  NW TO N WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 180 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA W COAST N OF 
23N  NW TO N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 91W  
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  N WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0630 UTC TUE JAN 27
.LOW PRES 22N133W 1014 MB.  NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT.

.NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 124W 
AND 127W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N79W TO 03N90W TO 01N105W TO 
08N129W TO 06N140W.  NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.