000
FZPN03 KNHC 221513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 12N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 11N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W TO 10N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 11N98W TO 10N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 09N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 117W 
AND 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W 
OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N128W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 15N W 
OF 100W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N128W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 
30N140W. FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 100W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN FEB 22...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 06N77W TO 02N104W TO 
05N124W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM OF 06N87W 
AND WITHIN 90N NM OF 09N128W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.