000
FZPN03 KNHC 210315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N122W TO 20N130W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 125W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 125W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 135W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W TO 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 
20N130W TO 15N105W TO 04N105W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 
15N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 50 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 50 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT FEB 21...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 02N79W T0 02N110W TO 
06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.