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FZPN03 KNHC 072131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 09.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16.5N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16.5N94.5W TO 13N96.5W TO 11N100.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 11N102W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 104W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 11.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN
91W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 121W AND 135W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N119W TO
13N121W TO 08N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W W TO NW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 19N W OF 119W 
NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 12N119W TO 06N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT...FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 131W E 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N126W TO 18N116W TO 08N120W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC TUE APR 07...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N91W TO 05N100W
TO 00N113W...THEN RESUMES AT 00N128W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION IS NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.