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FZPN03 KNHC 092137
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI APR 09 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI APR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 26N130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF N...NW...AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING 
NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N130W TO 22N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST
NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 23.5N140W. NW OF FRONT N 
OF 26N W TO 136W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 123W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W 
OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND 
SW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N.

.FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES...AND MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 20N98W TO 10N96W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 17N105W TO 13N100W TO 00N92W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 05N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N112W TO 10N95W TO 00N92W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST S PART. 

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 
12N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MERGING NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 
99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL. 

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 94W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
08.5N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI APR 09... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 05N76W TO 03N82W TO 
05N87W TO 05N97W TO 02N102W TO 047N117W TO 02N130W TO 04N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM S AND 
150 NM N OF THE AXIS E OF 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 180-210 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 134W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.