000
FZPN03 KNHC 171534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N139W TO 29N140W.  FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 125W  
NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 
115W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 10N 
AND 9 FT IN SW SWELL S OF 10N.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 26N140W.  N OF 26N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT. 
W OF FRONT  W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  FROM 05N TO 14N W OF 
131W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 1 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 24N140W.  N OF 26N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 13 FT.
W OF FRONT  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 1 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N 
OF 05N W OF 11W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 07N FROM 78W TO 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 30N  NW WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE FEB 17...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 01N95W TO 04N122W TO 
01N140W.  NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.