000
FZPN03 KNHC 231533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 99W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 13N96W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL. 

.LOW NEAR 13N105W 1008 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N107W 
1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N108W 
1009 MB. LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 04N TO 08N E OF 88W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU OCT 23...

.LOW NEAR 13N105W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N 
AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 07N95W TO 11N104W TO 
08N131W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 
78W AND 84W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N AND 
120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 125W.  

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.