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FZPN03 KNHC 170327
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ASHFALL ADVISORY...
.LA CUMBRE VOLCANO ON ISLA FERNANDINA GALAPAGOS LOCATED AT 
00.4S91.5W HAS ERUPTED. THE GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR REPORTS THAT 
THE RESULTING PLUME CONTAINS VAPOR AND GASES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT 
ASH. THE WASHINGTON VAAC HAS DISCONTINUED ASHFALL ADVISORIES... 
BUT MARINERS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION AS GASES...INCLUDING 
SULFUR DIOXIDE...EXTEND AS MUCH AS 780 NM TO THE W OF THE 
VOLCANO IN THE AREA S OF 01N BETWEEN 91W AND 105W WITH A SECOND 
PLUME S OF 03N BETWEEN 111W AND 117W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF THE WEST COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.W OF 117W FROM 07N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 
110W...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 130W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 118W FROM 10N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
07N W OF 112W...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 130W FROM 08N TO 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W 
OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.

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

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W 
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 0130 UTC FRI APR 17...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N107W TO 05N137W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N90W TO 05N100W TO 
07N117W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF AXIS FROM 90W TO 95W AND WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 133W AND 37W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.