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FZPN03 KNHC 201544
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON APR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN GALE 
FORCE. SEAS TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16.3N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16.3N95W TO 14N95W TO 
11.5N96.5W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W...WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...N TO NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 124W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W 
OF 125W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL 
AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 130W...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE SW 
OF LINE 12N140W TO 00N102W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
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 1200 UTC MON APR 20...

SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WAS FROM 07N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 106W 
AND 125W.
ISOLATED MODERATE WAS FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 124W AND 140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE WAS WITHIN 60 NM OF 06N83W. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS WAS ALONG 06N77W TO 05N96W 
TO 08.5N114W TO 06N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS WITHIN 
45 NM OF AXIS E OF 97W AND W OF 107W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.