000
FZPN03 KNHC 051503
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 07.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N98W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
100W AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W 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 100W AND FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 97W AND FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 115W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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 FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 
85W AND 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N122W TO 20N130W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 28N W OF 120W W TO NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 20N TO 28N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 130WW 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU FEB 05
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N78W TO 02N105W TO 05N140W.
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.