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FZPN03 KNHC 162102
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 13.0N 100.0W 981 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 16
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 26 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 13.7N 103.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 32 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 15.0N 108.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 135 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 
WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 45 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 16.5N 111.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 18.5N 113.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 20.5N 113.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

...GALE WARNING...

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM OF RICK 
EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE WARNING...WITHIN 
360 NM OF RICK EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE WARNING...WITHIN 
450 NM OF RICK EXCEPT 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.LOW PRES 13N138W 1009 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND N QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA. S OF 22N NW OF LINE FROM 
22N130W TO 12N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 120W  EXCEPT N OF 25N 
W OF 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN 
PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2015 UTC FRI OCT 16...

.HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N QUADRANT. 
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM W AND 
330 NM E SEMICIRCLES.

.LOW PRES 13N138W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 115W FROM 08N TO 16N...ISOLATED MODERATE 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF WAVE FROM 12N TO 15N AND WITHIN 90 NM W OF 
WAVE FROM 08N TO 11N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 09N78W TO 12N95W TO 
09N108W TO 12N119W TO 10N130W TO LOW PRES 13N138W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W TO 112W 
AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 126W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.