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FZPN03 KNHC 070341
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE APR 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 09.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 15.5N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO 
NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 12N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 15.5N95W TO 
13.5N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 13N BETWEEN 93.5W 
AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N102W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N BETWEEN 
93W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 6N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 4N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH 30N126W TO 22N134W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 60 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W SW TO W WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 20N123W TO 09N136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 7N BETWEEN 115W AND 
140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION.  

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0330 UTC TUE APR 07...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 07N90W TO 01N106W... 
THEN FROM 02N127W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 96W AND 104W.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.