000
FZPN03 KNHC 051513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN APR 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 07.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
15N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 25N132W TO 22N140W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N123W TO 22N130W WITH LOW 
PRES 1009 MB N OF AREA NEAR 32N128W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 123W AND 
133W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF LINE 30N120W TO 20N129W TO 12N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 20N W OF 130W. 

.FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 132W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 116W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 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 APR 05...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N85W TO 02N115W TO 
04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 
98W.

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.