000
FZPN03 KNHC 081514
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED APR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N115W TO 10N118W TO 04N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW 
PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 124W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N127W TO 
22N112W TO 10N117W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 27N125W TO 25N132W. 
N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 127W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N119W TO 10N110W TO 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL... 
EXCEPT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL E OF 105W.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N92W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED APR 08...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N83W TO 04N100W TO 00N125W 
TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
83W AND 86W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.