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FZPN03 KNHC 092131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU APR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 19N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N AND W OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 
14N107W TO 05N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 119W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 127W 
AND S OF 22N W OF 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 33N118W 1007 MB 
WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 30N120W TO 25N127W. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM 
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 25N118W.
N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

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

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

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC THU APR 09...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N112W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N85W TO 03N100W TO 02N110W TO
04N123W TO 02N131W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS 
NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.