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FZPN03 KNHC 210907
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.
...GALE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 20N128W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N125W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 
25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N127W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W 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 17N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC SAT FEB 21...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 05N77W T0 03N90W TO 06N120W
TO 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.