000
FZPN03 KNHC 311512
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 02.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13.5N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 11N98W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 10N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 104W IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 09N SW OF LINE FROM 09N127W TO 17N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N SW OF LINE FROM 
08N120W TO 26N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 13N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 16N W OF 126W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03N SW OF LINE FROM 03N124W TO 15N140W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07.5N W OF 79W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1300 UTC SAT JAN 31
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 04N100W TO 02N115W TO 
03N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 30 NM 
S OF AXIS E OF 78.5W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.