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FZPN03 KNHC 191450
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON OCT 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 21.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 17.8N 111.6W 958 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 19 
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 360 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 19.7N 111.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM E AND 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 22.8N 109.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM NE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS AND 330 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK INLAND NEAR 25.5N 106.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED INLAND.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...WITHIN 390 NM NE...570 NM 
SE...600 NM SW...AND 510 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 121W SE TO S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...WITHIN 360 
NM NE...420 NM SE...480 NM SW...AND 450 NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 108W 
AND 120W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 330 NM NW QUADRANTS AND 420 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 16N 113W AND 120W AND S OF 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 113W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF LINE FROM 22N124W TO 
30N120W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 122W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 117W 
EXCEPT N OF 23N W OF 131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 19N140W 
WINDS LES THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN 
PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 81W AND 90W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1330 UTC MON OCT 19...
.HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM NE SEMICIRCLE.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 
04N TO 06N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N85W TO 07N96W TO 12N103W TO 
08N118W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 80W TO 89W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 
111W AND 118W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY/SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.