000
FZPN03 KNHC 241520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 16N116W 1005 MB MOVING WNW 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 
92W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...17N120W 1004 
MB. WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 95W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...18N124W 1003 
MB. WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
FROM 09N TO 26N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.

.N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 27N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON AUG 24...

.LOW 16N116W. NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 113W AND 
119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 07N95W TO 16N113W TO 
11N130W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 
78W AND 83W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 94W AND 
98W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 137W.  

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.