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FZPN03 KNHC 180241
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN OCT 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 15.0N 105.9W 906 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 18 
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 155 KT 
GUSTS 190 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 135 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM 
NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 50 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 16.6N 110.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 150 KT GUSTS 185 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 50 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 18.5N 112.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 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 SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 46 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 20.5N 111.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 23.5N 110.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK INLAND NEAR 27.0N 106.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 50 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM E AND 210 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
05N TO 10N BETWEEN 102W AND 114W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...WITHIN 420 
NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...WITHIN 420 
NM NE AND 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N97W 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 12N100W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 75 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.S OF 05N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 08N BETWEEN 105W AND 127W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 21N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 115W EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 132W 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.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SUN OCT 18...

.HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 105 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM 
OF CENTER. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
PANAMA E OF 82W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N78W TO 13N101W TO 11N111W 
TO 13N125W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
AXIS W OF 130W....AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 
122W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.