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FZPN03 KNHC 232123
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 08N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06.5N93W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 06N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09.5N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 
105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N120W TO 15N130W TO 15N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW 
PART. FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT WITH NW SWELL AND MIXED WITH NE SWELL E OF 110W.

.N OF 27N E OF 116W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 117W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N FROM 113W TO 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC MON FEB 23...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N105W TO 06N120W TO 
09N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 05N85.5W AND 09N135W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.