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FZPN03 KNHC 200913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE OCT 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 19.4N 111.5W 991 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 20
MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 145 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 200 NM SE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 22.0N 109.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF THE CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICK INLAND NEAR 25.5N 
104.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.
 
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNINGS. WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING. WITHIN 300 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 21N TO 28N N TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING. WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 15N TO 24N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.

.N OF 28N E OF 121W TO THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 125W TO THE COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 126W TO THE COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. 

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE N OF 15N W OF 105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 22N140W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE OCT 20...

.HURRICANE RICK...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 
20.5N111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 07N84W TO 11N88W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 07N90W TO 10N105W 
...THEN RESUMES AT 14N110W TO 08N120W TO 07N130W TO 11N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
THE AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 105W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
THE AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 114W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF 08N119W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.