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FZPN03 KNHC 181507
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE NOV 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N96W N TO NE WIND 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO  
13N97W N TO NE WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
12N97W TO 09N105W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N97W TO 09N102W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 115W E WIND 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N105W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.WITHIN FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 95W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE 
TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 95W NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 120W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 120W E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE NOV 18.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 07N120W TO 06N140W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
FROM 100W TO 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 
NM S OF AXIS FROM 125W TO 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.