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FZPN03 KNHC 091027
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU APR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04N TO 21N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N AND SW OF LINE 30N117W TO 15N108W 
TO 12N89W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 28N129W. 
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 30N122W TO 19N120W TO 09N97W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N116W TO 28N116W. E OF TROUGH TO BAJA 
CALIFORNIA COAST SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH 
NW SWELL. W OF TROUGH TO 122W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 
20N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N122W TO 16N110W TO 00N94W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N 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 WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
10N90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 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 TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST S OF 27N AND WITHIN 90 NM 
OF MEXICO COAST FROM 17N TO 20N W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC THU APR 09...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...10N85W TO 03N95W TO 02N109W TO 
02N125W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.