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FZPN03 KNHC 162117
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ASHFALL ADVISORY...
.LA CUMBRE VOLCANO ON ISLA FERNANDINA GALAPAGOS LOCATED AT 
00.4S91.5W HAS ERUPTED. THE GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR REPORTS THAT 
THE RESULTING PLUME CONTAINS VAPOR AND GASES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT 
ASH. THE WASHINGTON VAAC HAS DISCONTINUED ASHFALL ADVISORIES... 
BUT MARINERS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION AS GASES...INCLUDING 
SULFUR DIOXIDE...EXTEND AS MUCH AS 1200 NM TO THE W OF THE 
VOLCANO IN THE AREA S OF 03N BETWEEN 91W AND 112W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N E OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF THE WEST COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.W OF 116W FROM 08N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 
111W...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 118W FROM 10N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
07N W OF 110W...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 125W FROM 09N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W FROM 06N TO 17N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1945 UTC THU APR 16...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N107W TO 05N137W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N89W TO 05N103W TO 
07N116W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS 
FROM 89W TO 94W. 

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.