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FZPN03 KNHC 190915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON OCT 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 21.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 17.5N 111.1W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 19
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM
E SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 44 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 19.5N 112.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 140 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF THE CENTER WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 22.3N 110.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 105 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 135 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 220 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK INLAND NEAR 25.5N 107.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE 
AND 200 NM SW SEMICIRLCE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 17N TO 23N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 120W MW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 125W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 FT WITH NW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON OCT 19...

.HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 100 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND
60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 200 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM SW SEMICIRCLE.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 12N88W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N95W TO 12N110W TO 
08N115W TO 08N120W TO 13N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
ITCZ FROM 109W TO 127W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.