000
FZPN03 KNHC 181552
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED NOV 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 11N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N88W TO 11N89W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 09N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18N AND NW SWELL N OF 
18N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N140W. N OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N E OF 125W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED NOV 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N83W TO 06N90W TO 08N100W TO 
06N113W TO 09N128W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS W OF 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.