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FZPN03 KNHC 182140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 16.4N 109.4W 921 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 18
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT
GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM 
NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 50 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 18.3N 111.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 140 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT AND 300 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 45 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 20.7N 111.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM E AND 105 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
OVER FORECAST WATERS INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N 
WITHIN 300 NM E AND 390 W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK JUST OVER THE BAJA PENINSULA
COAST NEAR 24.0N 109.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 
KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE 
LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK WEAKENING INLAND MEXICO 
NEAR 26.0N 106.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK DISSIPATED INLAND.

...STORM WARNING...
.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 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N96W TO 14N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 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 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 13N98W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...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 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE RICK WARNINGS...WITHIN 390 NM NE
AND 420 NM SW SEMICIRLCE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 103W AND 120W S TO SW WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED HURRICANE RICK WARNINGS...
WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 104W AND
124W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL. S OF 04N BETWEEN 81W AND 104W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE RICK WARNING...
WITHIN 330 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 420 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC..S OF 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 120W AND S OF 05N 
BETWEEN 83W AND 93W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 115W TO LINE FROM 
23N125W TO 30N121W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N TO 28N E OF 123W TO THE COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNINGS...WITHIN
90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N100W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...WITHIN 90 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 21N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 21N135W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC SUN OCT 18...

.HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT...
90 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 45 NM OF 12N120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 07N90W TO 12N103W...
THEN RESUMES AT 13N111W TO 13N122W TO 14N130W TO 11N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS E 
OF 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
119W AND 123W...WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 109W AND 
113W AND BETWEEN 128W AND 130W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.