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FZPN03 KNHC 192114
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN APR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.3N94.5W TO 
12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF A LINE FROM 00N120W TO 10N115W TO 24N140W...NE TO E 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL. N OF 
26N BETWEEN 120W AND 131W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN N TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 120W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 12N140W TO 00N100W...WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 09.5N TO 12.5N E OF 91W...NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 95.5W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS INDICATED IN WARNINGS ABOVE...N OF 
14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS INDICATED IN WARNINGS ABOVE...90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.3N94.5W TO 14N94.5W TO 11.5N97.5W... 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SUN APR 19...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 05N77W TO 04N90W TO 
09N105W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 03N TO 
05N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W...AND FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 102W AND 
107W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 
04N TO 09N BETWEEN 114W AND 131W.   

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.