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FZPN03 KNHC 160906
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI OCT 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 12.5N 98.7W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 16 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...35 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 12.7N 99.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 13.3N 101.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 105 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 280 NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 14.4N 105.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 16.0N 110.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 18.0N 112.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 20.0N 112.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 60 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING. WITHIN 300 
NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING. WITHIN 360 
NM NE AND 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 117N AND 122W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT WITH 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW 12N134W 1010 MB MOVING W 12 KT. WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEST OF AREA. FROM 13N TO 23N W OF 125W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 50 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC FRI OCT 16...
.T.S. RICK. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 170 
NM SW SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 09N110W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 10N93W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 08N104W AND 09N110.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 07N131W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 12.5N137W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.