000
FZPN03 KNHC 122116
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 27N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. N OF 25N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 24N112W TO 00N98W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL N OF 26N W OF 123W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 26N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 125W AND 
135W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 05N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL. WITHIN 240 NM W OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 
122W AND 132W. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU FEB 12...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 03N90W TO 00N110W TO 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS E OF 82W AND 
WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS W OF 137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.