000
FZPN03 KNHC 121518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 8N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 5N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 25N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 22N TO 30N E OF 120W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 5N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 22N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 21N TO 30N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 5N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU FEB 12...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 01N100W TO 02N120W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 3N TO 7N AND E OF 86W TO THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FOUND 120 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 136W AND 139W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.