000
FZPN03 KNHC 152129
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ASHFALL ADVISORY...
.LA CUMBRE VOLCANO ON ISLA FERNANDINA GALAPAGOS LOCATED AT 
00.4S91.5W HAS ERUPTED. LIGHT VOLCANIC ASH EXTENDS 300 NM TO THE 
WEST OF THE VOLCANO MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 10 
KT. EXERCISE CAUTION AS VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM ARE LIKELY 
SOUTH OF 01N BETWEEN 91.5W AND 96W. GASES...INCLUDING SULFUR 
DIOXIDE...EXTEND 600 NM TO THE W OF THE VOLCANO. EXERCISE 
CAUTION DUE THE GASES IN THE AREA S OF 03N BETWEEN 91W AND 103W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N FROM 115W TO 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 30N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N FROM 111W TO 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N FROM 112W TO 123W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL.

.W OF 125W FROM 05N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT WITH MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 120W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 118W FROM 10N TO 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 06N W OF 118W EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 123W FROM 10N TO 24W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
FROM 08N TO 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 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 2030 UTC WED APR 15...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N88W TO 07N118W TO 
06N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS FROM 
125W TO 136W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.