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HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT APR 11 2009

...UPDATED TO INCLUDE GALE WARNING IN NORTHERN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW TO W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO 
W WINDS TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW NEAR 29N119W 1011 MB MOVING ESE 20 KT. TROUGH EXTENDS FROM
30N116W TO 26N118W TO 24N124W. N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM W OF 
TROUGH NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
TROUGH TO 128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.   
.06 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 30N115W TO 26N117W TO 
24N123W. N OF 26N W OF TROUGH TO 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH OVER NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA.
N OF 27N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 117W TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A 
LINE FROM 30N123W TO 22N127W TO 19N140W TO LINE 23N108W TO 
15N108W TO 07N108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SUBSIDING N SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 120W...AND S OF 14N BETWEEN 107W
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 
115W AND S OF 19N BETWEEN 108W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 108W TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 23N E OF 108W TO THE COAST OF
MEXICO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 23N E OF 108W TO THE COAST OF 
MEXICO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SAT APR 11...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N79W TO 06N90W TO 06N100W
TO 03N110W TO 01N120W TO 03N130W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 30 NM OF 03N130W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.