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FZPN03 KNHC 222121
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 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 GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM COAST
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 09N91W NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.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 08N TO 175 W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 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 TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN 91W 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 2115 UTC WED APR 22...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 06N90W TO 05N100W TO 
05N110W TO 04N120W 04N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 119W AND 122W...AND FROM 06N
TO 09N W OF 136W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.