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FZPN03 KNHC 210939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE APR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...N WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN GALE 
FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...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 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...N TO NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N140W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 13N140W TO 12N110W TO 
00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 125W 
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 TUE APR 21...

SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 124W 
AND 125W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 02N78W TO 06N88W TO 
04N105W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 
EVIDENT WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 95W. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.