000
FZPN03 KNHC 040905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.   
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N98W TO 10N101W NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W TO 09N101W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W TO 11N99W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. 

...GALE WARNING...

.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
99W AND FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 04N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W AND FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 03N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 09N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND 
GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 07N BETWEEN 
85.5W AND 94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 07N BETWEEN 
85.5W AND 94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF LINE 
09N83.5W TO 03N94W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 24N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL....HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N126W TO 22N132W TO 18N140W.
N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 28N W OF 125W W TO NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 29N115W TO 20N122W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  

.FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 103W AND 130W AND FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 
130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 128W AND S OF 
18N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W AND FROM 
03N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MERGING E AND NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED FEB 04
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 02N78W TO 01S94W TO 
03N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE AND STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 06.5N77.5W 
AND WITHIN 120 NM OF 06N82W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.