000
FZPN03 KNHC 131516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 27N W OF 120W 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 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS T0 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 125W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 125W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 120W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 05N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 11N 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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI FEB 13...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 01N100W TO 02N121W TO 
01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS AND EAST 
OF 84W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 50 
NM OF 04N125W.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.