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FZPN03 KNHC 210354
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE APR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE APR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...N WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN GALE 
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...N WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16.3N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16.3N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16.3N95W TO 14N95W TO 
11.5N96.5W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W...WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 92W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...N TO NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 14N W OF 120W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N W OF 110W...NE LESS THAN WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 14N110W TO 00N92W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 100W AND 130W...NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N BETWEEN 
90W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC TUE APR 21...

SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 124W 
AND 125W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS WAS ALONG 06N77W TO 05N95W 
TO 08N113W TO 05N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
IS FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W. 

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA/CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.