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FZPN03 KNHC 211531
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 23.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 23.4N 106.3W 990 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 21 
MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE 
QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 85 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICK INLAND NEAR 24.8N 
104.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM RICK WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM 
S SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE INCLUDING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RICK WARNING...RICK INLAND. 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W TO 96W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96 W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 13N TO 21N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 117W WINDS  
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 09N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.S OF 16N BETWEEN 91W AND 119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 4N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 114W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED OCT 21...
.TROPICAL STORM RICK...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N82W TO 09N100W TO 13N106W 
TO 14N115W TO 06N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS FROM 82W TO 90W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS FROM 122W TO 140W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.