000 FZPN03 KNHC 151527 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED APR 15 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 17. .WARNINGS. ...ASHFALL ADVISORY... LA CUMBRE VOLCANO ON ISLA FERNANDINA GALAPAGOS LOCATED AT 00.4S91.5W HAS ERUPTED. LIGHT VOLCANIC ASH EXTENDS 180 NM TO THE WEST OF THE VOLCANO MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KT. EXERCISE CAUTION AS VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF 02N BETWEEN 91.5W AND 95W. GASES...INCLUDING SULFUR DIOXIDE...EXTEND 600 NM TO THE W OF THE VOLCANO. EXERCISE CAUTION DUE THE GASES IN THE AREA S OF 03N BETWEEN 91W AND 103W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 25N FROM 115W TO 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 30N. .24 HOUR FORECAST 22N FROM 111W TO 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N FROM 113W TO 120W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. .N OF 07N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08N FROM 120W TO 125W AND FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED APR 15... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 08N115W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ FROM 115W TO 130W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 07.5N139.5W. $$ .FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.