000
FZPN03 KNHC 042129
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI JAN 04 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE 

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 04
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 05
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 06
 
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W 13N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W 13N96W 10N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 8N90W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 4N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 
115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM EQUATOR TO 16N BETWEEN 93W AND 120W E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 5N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM EQUATOR TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 120W 
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...WITHIN 90 NM LINE 16N95W 13N95W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 6N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 115W NE TO E WINDS 2O TO 25 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM EQUATOR TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MERGING NE AND E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W 11N97W 10N112W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM EQUATOR TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM LINE 16N95W 13N95W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 8N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM EQUATOR TO 13N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 6N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 8N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 12N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 4N BETWEEN 78W TO 84W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 6N FROM 79W TO 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 8N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. FROM EQ TO 7N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 8N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.

.N OF 28N W OF 122W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 28 N WEST OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N121W 24N134W. N OF 24 WEST OF TROUGH 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 15N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI JAN 4...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...2N79W 4N86W 4N100W 3N106W 
8N117W 7N130W 7N140W. SCATTERED STRONG FROM 7N TO 9N BETWEEN 
131W AND 133W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
A 15 NM RADIUS OF 7N129.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 8N TO 10N
BETWEEN 126W AND 127W. 

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