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FZPN03 KNHC 092120
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 18N106W 1009 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 150 NM E
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 18N109W 
1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 20N110W
1007 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 19N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 19N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 22N E OF 118W TO THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 117W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 04N TO 10N W OF 122W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
FROM 04N TO 09N E OF 122W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 28N
W OF 139W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR COLD FRONT FROM 31N137W TO 27N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 60 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI OCT 09...

.LOW NEAR 18N106W....SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG IN A 90 NM 
WIDE BAND FROM 12N101W TO 16N103W TO 18N104W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 106W.

.SCATTERED STRONG N OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N125W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS ALONG 09N85W TO 09N93W
TO 12N105W TO 12N115W TO 12N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED STRONG
WITHIN 45 NM OF 12N109W AND 12N134W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 87W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 
105W...WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 89W AND 94W AND 126W 
AND 130W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
122W AND 126W...AND 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.