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FZPN03 KNHC 182109
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 119W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 23N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 113W FROM 04N TO 17N WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 130W FROM 09N TO 22N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 133W TO LINE FROM 20N133W TO 
30N121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N W OF LINE FROM 14N130W TO 00N113W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA W OF 108W FROM 22N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12.5N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2000 UTC SAT APR 18...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 04N80W TO 08N110W TO 
07N125W TO 05N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 
85W TO 89W AND WITHIN 45 NM N AND 210 NM S OF AXIS FROM 120W TO 
126W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS W 
OF 132W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.