000
FZPN03 KNHC 181532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE AUG 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 18N TO 23N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.S OF 08N BETWEEN 80W AND 115W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 80W AND 120W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 82W AND 110W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 09N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.

.WITHIN 120 NM W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 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 1515 UTC TUE AUG 18...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
12N89W TO 14N95W TO 16N102W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
17N103W TO 19N107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 07N80W TO 10N92W TO
10N105W TO 10N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 84W AND 87W...AND
FROM 03N TO 07N E OF 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 136W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.