000
FZPN03 KNHC 190318
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 25N140W. N OF 25N WITHIN 400 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 23N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
250 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N140W. N OF 26N W OF 134W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 25N125W TO 20N129W TO 20N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
15N110W TO 05N124W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 120W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 
12N105W TO 05N105W TO 00N115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N FROM 94W TO 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU FEB 19...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 00.5N105W TO 05N125W 
TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF 06N126W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.