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FZPN03 KNHC 230318
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN NOV 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN NOV 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W TO 11N103W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N98W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   

.FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS GULF OF PAPAGAYO.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO  
07N94W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO  
09N91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N117W TO 22N125W TO 07N125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS 
N PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 132W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT WITH NW SWELL. 

.ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 114W AND S 
OF 08N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 100W S TO
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. S OF 10N W 
BETWEEN 100W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 24N140W. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS NEAR 30N.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SUN NOV 23.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N83W TO 05N95W TO 11N124W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 108W AND 114W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS W OF 127W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.