000
FZPN03 KNHC 170927
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 19.

.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 600 NM TO THE W OF THE 
VOLCANO IN THE AREA S OF 01N BETWEEN 91W AND 105W WITH A SECOND 
PLUME S OF 03N BETWEEN 112W AND 117W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 22N E OF 115W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 22N W OF 115W FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 25N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N TO 24N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 18N TO 21N W OF 106W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N W OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N W OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N W OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI APR 17...
.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA 
AND WESTERN PANAMA.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 05N82W TO 06N90W TO 
05N104W TO 06N119W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION S 
OF THE AXIS WITHIN 60 NM OF 05N90W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.