000 FZPN03 KNHC 181515 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN OCT 18 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 20. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE RICK NEAR 15.8N 108.3W 914 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 18 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 150 KT GUSTS 185 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 52 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 17.6N 111.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 19.9N 111.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF RICK EXCEPT 210 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK INLAND OVER BAJA PENINSULA NEAR 23.0N 110.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK INLAND NEAR 25.5N 107.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED INLAND. ...STORM WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N96W TO 14N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W TO 12.5N97.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING. WITHIN 390 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 06N W OF 103W TO LINE FROM 12N103W TO 06N115W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 103W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING. WITHIN 390 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM S OF 12N BETWEEN 106W AND 119W AND S OF 05N BETWEEN 97W AND 106W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING. WITHIN 420 NM EXCEPT 270 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC FROM S OF 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 120W AND S OF 05N BETWEEN 83W AND 93W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 115W TO LINE FROM 23N125W TO 30N121W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N TO 20N W OF 115W TO LINE FROM 20N126W TO 30N121W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .FROM 17N TO 24N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF LINE FROM 22N129W TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 24N W OF 134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 30N131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1445 UTC SUN OCT 18... .HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W N OF 04N...NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM W OF WAVE FROM 05N TO 08N AND W OF WAVE WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 121N FROM 06N TO 17N...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM E OF WAVE FROM 07N TO 09N AND WITHIN 210 NM W OF WAVE FROM 09N TO 11N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 13N110W TO 12N115W TO 14N130W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 133W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.