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FZPN03 KNHC 080925
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED APR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 12N99.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 IN NE SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 75 NM FROM COAST N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 
104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 14N BETWEEN 89W AND 107W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 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. 

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

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

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 112W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W TO 
11N119W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTIONS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 
16N113W TO 09N118W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 28N129W 
TO 28N134W. N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N122W TO 11N111W TO 
00N93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL... 
EXCEPT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL E OF 105W.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC WED APR 08...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 04N92W TO 03N108W TO 
01N129W TO 00N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.