000
FZPN03 KNHC 210323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED OCT 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 23.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 20.9N 109.2W 990 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 21
MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK INLAND NEAR 23.7N 105.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICK DISSIPATING INLAND 
NEAR 25.5N 103.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING....WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER 
INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...WITHIN 300 
NM OF CENTER INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W TO 12N100W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 11N TO 23N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 127W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 117W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN 121W AND 88W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 118W AND 92W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 112W AND 102W S TO SW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED OCT 21...
.TROPICAL STORM RICK...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 
NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 09N78W TO 07N90W TO 
15N110W TO 07N129W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 77W AND 106W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 
13N106W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 15N109W TO 09N117W TO 09N123W 
TO 11N127W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.