000 FZPN03 KNHC 200344 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC MON APR 20 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON APR 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 22. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 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. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF A LINE FROM 00N120W TO 13N120W TO 23N140W...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 115W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N93W TO 15N115W TO 15N125W TO 00N135W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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. .30 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. .36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS INDICATED IN WARNINGS ABOVE...N OF 13N 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 0300 UTC MON APR 20... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 05N77W TO 04N90W TO 09N105W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W. $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.