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FZPN03 KNHC 221458
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM N OF 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND 
NE WIND WAVES.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N90W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N91W NE WINDS 
2O TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N92W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE WIND 
WAVES.

.FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED S SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED S SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S 
TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED APR 22...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N86W TO 04N110W TO 
03N126W 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 
NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 78W AND 87W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 136W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER LANDSEA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.