000
FZPN03 KNHC 080309
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 08 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120-150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W TO 10N104W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W
AND 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N95W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 125W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL E OF 110W AND E TO SE 
SWELL W OF 110W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E TO SE SWELL...EXCEPT NE SWELL 
E OF 100W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...ELSEWHERE 
S OF 15N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SE SWELL.

.N OF 27N W OF 136W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 08N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N117W TO 00N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 138W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N119W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI JAN 08...

.TROUGH FROM 16N112W TO 07N117W...NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 03N85W TO 09N110W TO 
08N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120-150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 132W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W. 

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.