000
FZPN03 KNHC 251505
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 
94W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N94W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N94W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
N OF 17N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N129W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 118W AND 112W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 22N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 
30N129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 118W AND 112W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 22N W OF 118W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 03N TO 17N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 120W AND S OF 12N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 115W AND S OF 10N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED FEB 25...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 03N77W TO 05N85W TO 
00N105W TO 00N117W TO 02N127W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 06N75W TO 06N79W AND LINE 
06N89W TO 05N99W AND LINE 07N113W TO 07N118W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 05N125W TO 
06N140W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.