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FZPN03 KNHC 102130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI APR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N119W TO 25N122W TO 23N129W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 420 NM W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 130W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.   
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 30N115W TO 27N117W TO
26N123W. N OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH OVER NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA.
N OF 27N E OF 121W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 129W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE 
FROM 30N124W TO 22N130W TO 19N140W TO LINE 25N112W TO 15N112W TO
07N112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 120W...AND S OF 14N BETWEEN 107W
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22W W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 
115W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL...HIGHEST S AND SW PARTS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 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 GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 21N E OF 115W TO THE COAST OF
MEXICO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 23N E OF 108W TO THE COAST OF
MEXICO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC FRI APR 10...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N83W TO 03N100W TO 01N115W 
TO 03N125W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN
90W AND 95W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.