000
FZPN03 KNHC 180940
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
12N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N87W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88.5W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 19N AND NW SWELL N OF 
19N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N W OF 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 23N W OF 117W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 
FRONT N OF 28N W OF 130W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 21N W OF 114W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED NOV 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N78W TO 07N105W TO 06N107W 
TO 10N130W TO 11N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 79W AND 82W AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 130W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED 
STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.