000 FZPN03 KNHC 200947 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC MON APR 20 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MON APR 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 22. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .24 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. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 12N140W TO 00N102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON APR 20... SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 114W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N125W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 04N77W TO 06N90W TO 05N110W TO 06N130W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION ALONG THE ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.