000
FZPN03 KNHC 180900
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE AUG 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.S OF 08N BETWEEN 110W AND 85W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 115W AND 80W S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 120W AND 80W S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.

.WITHIN 150 NM W OF BAJA PENINSULA NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE AUG 18...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF THE CENTRAL 
AMERICAN COAST BETWEEN 81W AND 86W AND FROM 93W TO 106W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 08N78W TO 10N95W TO 
09N110W TO 10N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 04N TO 11N E OF 110W AND FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 
117W AND 136W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.