000 FZPN03 KNHC 171520 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SAT OCT 17 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SAT OCT 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 19. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE RICK NEAR 14.2N 103.0W 938 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 17 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 15.3N 107.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 48 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 17.1N 111.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...165 NM NE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 19.0N 112.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 21.5N 112.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 24.5N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. ...STORM WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 100W TO LINE FROM 14N100W TO 04N115W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 106W TO LINE FROM 15N106W TO 05N117W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...WITHIN 450 NM NE AND 330 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 110W TO LINE FROM 16N100W TO 06N116W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .S OF 04N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 08N BETWEEN 110W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 07N BETWEEN 97W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 130W AND 139W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW. .FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 18N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 113W EXCEPT NE OF 24N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 23N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 24N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1415 UTC SAT OCT 17... .HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N108W TO 21N106W. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND PANAMA FROM 04N TO 08N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 12N99W TO 11N110W TO 13N124W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 85W AS WELL AS WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS W OF 132W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N AND 45 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 127W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.