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FZPN03 KNHC 170917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT OCT 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 13.9N 102.0W 960 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 17 
MOVING W-NW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 33 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 14.9N 106.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 250 NM EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 16.5N 110.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...165 NM NE QUADRANT AND 125 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 280 NM OF THE 
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 44 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 18.4N 112.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 20.5N 113.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 23.5N 112.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95.5W TO 13.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 40 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95.5W TO 13.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95.5W TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING. WITHIN 280 NM NE SEMICIRCLE 
AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 330 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 380 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 280 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 135W AND FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 125W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 23N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT WITH NW SWELL. S OF 12N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SAT OCT 17...

.HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER.
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
360 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 08N105W TO 08N115W 
TO 14N125W TO 07N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS WEST OF 115W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.