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FZPN03 KNHC 192130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON OCT 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 21.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 18.5N 111.7W 958 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 19 
MOVING NW OR 330 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT AND 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E AND 360 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 33 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 20.4N 111.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...
180 NM SW AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 23.5N 108.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 75 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND 300 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW INLAND NEAR 25.5N 106.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED INLAND.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM SE AND 360 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 121W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO 
SW 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 108W AND 117W. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELLS...HIGHEST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 
108W AND 117W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNINGS...WITHIN 
240 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 450 NW QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 106W AND 118W S TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED N AND SW SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 82W AND 106W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNINGS...FROM 
15N TO 26N E OF 116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 110W AND 121W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. S OF 05N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNINGS....ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN
93W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN
75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 12N100W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N101W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN DECAYING NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 28N E OF 123W TO THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 122W TO THE COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W N WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF LINE FROM 
30N130W TO 23N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N N TO 
NE SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 21N140W
 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC MON OCT 19...

.HURRICANE RICK...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE.

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

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...10N85W TO 14N105W TO 14N114W 
TO 8N124W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF 
THE AXIS W OF 139W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN
120 NM S OF THE AXIS E OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 120W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.