000
FZPN03 KNHC 230930
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM THE COAST N TO NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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 09N95W NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W 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. FROMM 05N TO 09N 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 0915 UTC THU APR 22...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 135W AND 37W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 05N91W TO 04N100W TO
05N110W TO 05N120W 04N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 90W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 134W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.