000 FZPN03 KNHC 171526 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI APR 17 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI APR 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 600 NM TO THE W OF THE VOLCANO IN THE AREA FROM 01N TO 03S BETWEEN 91W AND 105W WITH A SECOND PLUME FROM 03N TO 02S BETWEEN 112W AND 118W. SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATWDEP/AXPZ20 KNHC. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 23N E OF 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 123W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 18N TO 21N W OF 106W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N W OF 90W E WINDS 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 1530 UTC FRI APR 17... .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60-90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 120 NM OF COAST OF WESTERN PANAMA. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 09N88W TO 05N100W TO 06N110W TO 05N125W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 70 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 92W AND 95W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.