000
FZPN03 KNHC 182115
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 17N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 23N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 125W AND N OF 20N W OF 
135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.S OF 08N BETWEEN 85W AND 112W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH 
S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT WITH SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N W OF 90W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
WITH SW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC TUE AUG 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 08N105W TO 10N125W 
TO 10N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS FROM 80W TO 92W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 10N126W.

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.