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FZPN03 KNHC 080329
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 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 40 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 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.15 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.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 75 NM FROM COAST N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 
91W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NE SWELL.
.30 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 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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.
.36 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST
NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.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 120W 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 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 119W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N121W TO 16N115W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 
06N121W TO 01N140W 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 0315 UTC WED APR 08...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N86W TO 03N100W
TO 01N101W WHERE IT BECOMES DIFFUSE...THEN RESUMES AT 01N127W TO 
04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.