000
FZPN03 KNHC 170301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 30N116W TO 25N121W. W OF TROUGH TO 123W W TO NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 129W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 
11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 21N W OF 123W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 
27N138W. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 112W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 27N140W. NW OF LINE 
30N125W TO 24N140W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 110W SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 30N NW 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 TUE FEB 17...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 01N90W TO 02N105W TO 
03N125W TO 02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.