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FZPN03 KNHC 190317
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON OCT 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 21.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 17.0N 110.3W 936 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 19 
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT 
GUSTS 150 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...AND 220 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 47 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 19.0N 111.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 140 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 360 NM W SEMICIRCLES
WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 21.7N 110.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 135 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 105 NM W SEMICIRCLE.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E AND AND 300 W SEMICIRCLES
OVER FORECAST WATERS INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N 
WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK JUST INLAND THE MEXICAN COAST
NEAR 25.0N 107.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICK DISSIPATING INLAND 
NEAR 26.5N 106.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICK DISSIPATED.

...STORM WARNING...
.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 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35
TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 13N98W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE RICK WARNINGS...WITHIN 390 NM NE
AND 420 NM SW SEMICIRLCE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 103W AND 119W S TO SW WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED HURRICANE RICK WARNINGS...
WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 104W AND
122W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL. S OF 04N BETWEEN 81W AND 104W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE RICK WARNINGS
...ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 24N BETWEEN 106W AND 118W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 103W AND 124W AND S OF 
05N BETWEEN 83W AND 103W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.24 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 24N E OF 124W TO THE COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 21N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 23N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 231N135W AND
A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC MON OCT 19...

.HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND
60 NM NW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N106W TO 15N107W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 12N100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 08N92W TO 
13N104W...THEN RESUMES AT 13N111W TO 12N120W TO 13N130W TO 
11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF
THE AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 89W...FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN
119W AND 121W...AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 121W
AND 126W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.