000
FZPN03 KNHC 160322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 25N135W. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
FRONT TO 120W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 17N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 24N128W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 132W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT 
30N138W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 116W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE FROM 00N TO 17N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 00N TO 18N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 28N NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N E OF 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N W OF 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON FEB 16...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 01N100W TO 00N110W TO 
02N120W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.