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FZPN03 KNHC 272123
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 127W AND 138W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 19N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 120W TO
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 25N122W TO 19N118W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE
FROM 10N TO 28N E OF THE ABOVE LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 20N120W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
THE ABOVE LINE TO 115W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 29N W OF 132W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...GULF OF CALIFORNIA AREA OUTSIDE WARNINGS
S OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 30N NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 06N79W...
...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 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 2100 UTC TUE JAN 27
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 15N121W TO 17N119W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 04N90W TO 02N102W TO
02N117W TO 05N126W TO 06N134W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.