000
FZPN03 KNHC 280332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 128W AND 138W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 25N122W TO 19N118W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
TO 28N E OF THE ABOVE LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N W OF 119W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 21N121W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 28N
E OF THE ABOVE LINE TO 118W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 29N W OF 134W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 128W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

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

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 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 0315 UTC WED JAN 28
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 16N118W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 05N87W TO 02N100W TO 
01N113W TO 04N124W TO 06N132W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION
IS NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.