000 FZPN03 KNHC 200318 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE OCT 20 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE OCT 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 22. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 19.1N 111.8W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 20 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT... 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...220 NM SE QUADRANT AND 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 21.3N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICK WEAKENING INLAND THE COAST NEAR 24.8N 106.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 108W WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 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 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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. .42 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 FROM 16N TO 21N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .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. .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 30N130W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC TUE OCT 20... .HURRICANE RICK...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 21N110W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N78W TO 08N90W TO 13N105W ...THEN RESUMES AT 12N113W TO 08N125W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 101W AND 105W AND BETWEEN 117W AND 119W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.