000
FZPN03 KNHC 180332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N135W 1015 MB
SW TO 27N140W MOVING E 15 KT. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGED WITH NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N138W TO 26N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 24N140W. 
N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 130W NE 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 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN
119W AND 132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 14N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 108W 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 06N79W...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 09N TO 11N E OF 94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
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.
.06 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 0315 UTC WED FEB 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 01N90W TO 03N110W
TO 03N125W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.