000
FZPN03 KNHC 200315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE 30N124W TO 21N140W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 126W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 
20N128W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 125W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 20N140W 
TO 20N125W TO 10N105W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N FROM 110W TO 125W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N W 
OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N FROM 86W TO 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N FROM 86W TO 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND N OF 20N E OF 109W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 23N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N FROM 94W TO 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PANAMA N WINDS TO 20 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 0300 UTC FRI FEB 20...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 02N78W TO 02N105W TO 
04N120W TO 08N132W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 131W TO 134W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.