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FZPN03 KNHC 200851
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE 30N124W TO 21N140W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 127W AND 135W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 20N128W TO 17N140W 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 06N TO 13N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 09N TO 18N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 17N140W 
TO 17N120W TO 10N105W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 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 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N FROM 86W TO 91W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N94W 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.
 
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75-90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 
TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 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 0830 UTC FRI FEB 20...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 07N78W TO 03N110W TO 
04N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 TO 180 NM N OF AXIS W OF 130W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.