000
FZPN03 KNHC 180331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 18 2007
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 20
 
.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE  
16N95W 14N95W 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 13N96W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST 
N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.

.FROM 9N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W 9N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N 
W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 5N W OF 117W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN  NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 7N W OF 108W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N E 
OF 132W.

.FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 7N E OF 85W SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC TUE DEC 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...4N77W 7N105W 8N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 9N121W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 40 NM OF 7.5N126W.

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FORECASTER
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH