000
FZPN03 KNHC 230337
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 23 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM COAST N 
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W NW
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING JUST W OF THE AREA. NW
OF A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 25N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.LOW NEAR 12N104W 1010 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NE AND
60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
17N BETWEEN 100W AND 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. FROM 08N TO 10N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SW SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 81W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW TO S SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N108W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND
60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
08N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 95W S TO 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 125W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N110W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE 
AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 110W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 82W AND 105W S 
TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 
105W AND 135W SE TO WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC THU OCT 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 08N90W TO 11N100W TO
10N110W TO 10N120W 08N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 
124W...AND 60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 109W-111W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.