000
FZPN03 KNHC 050917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU FEB 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 07.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.   
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N98W TO 10N100W
NE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 11N99W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
11N99W TO 08N102W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N98W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 08N92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF A LINE FROM 12N87W TO 08N92W
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
102W AND FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 03N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 103W AND FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 103W AND 115W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N98W TO 07N103W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W 
AND FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 103W AND 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 03N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W AND FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 103W AND 115W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 03N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...AREA BOUNDED 09.5N85W TO 03N94W TO 
15N94W TO 13N89W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...AREA BOUNDED 
10N85.5W TO 04N87W TO 02N94W TO 14N94W TO 14N90W...INCLUDING
GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED 10N85.5W TO 02N94W TO 14N94W TO 
13N87W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED 10N85.5W TO 03N94W TO 13N94W TO 
13N88W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 07N81W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 84.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 04N BETWEEN 
81W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.FRONTAL TROUGH 30N123W TO 20N140W. N OF 28N W OF TROUGH W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N135W. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 05N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 05N BETWEEN 110W AND 
130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. FROM 28N TO 20N W OF 
118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
FROM 20N TO 05N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 04N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 27N TO 08N W OF 125W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. ENTIRE FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU FEB 05

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 03N E OF 140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS E OF 94W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.