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FZPN03 KNHC 201509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE 30N124W TO 20N130W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH PRES 29N122W 1018 MB AND COLD FRONT 
APPROACH NW PORTION. N OF 27N W OF 135W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N118W TO 
20N128W TO 20N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 22N140W. W OF FRONT W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 150W AND 125W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND N OF 20N E OF 109W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 23N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 
TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA N WINDS TO 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 1500 UTC FRI FEB 20...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 06N77W TO 03N90W T0 
03N116W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 07N131W TO 09N138W. 

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.