000
FZPN03 KNHC 230912
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75-90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 08N105W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT E OF 100W AND 8 TO 12 FT W 
OF 100W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N130W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 105W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N125W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 118W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 105W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA N WINDS 20 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON FEB 23...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 01N111W TO 06N130W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 127W AND 
137W...AND FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 895W AND 95W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.