000
FZPN03 KNHC 172127
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N137W SW TO
27N140W MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGED WITH NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N138W TO 26N140W. SE OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 27N134W
TO 24N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF 
FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 24N140W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 29N.

.FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN
119W AND 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 112W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W
TO 06N80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 95W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N86W
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 30N NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC TUE FEB 17...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 01N90W TO 02N100W 
03N120W
TO 03N130W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS
BETWEEN 128W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.