000
FZPN03 KNHC 220317
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 50 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO 
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 
FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N94W...
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.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 
115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N125W TO 25N140W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 
120W E WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N130W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. FROM 
05N TO 15N W OF 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW 
SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 100 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 100 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 09N101W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SUN FEB 22...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 03N105W TO 05N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.