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FZPN03 KNHC 031537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING....WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14.5N95W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14.5N95W...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SW AND N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16.5N94.5W TO 11N97.5W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 14N. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N100W TO 15N100W TO 30N117W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 08N140W TO 30N130W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 00N100W TO 15N100W TO 30N117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 119W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. W OF 119W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 10.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 10N85.5W TO 8.5N90W TO 12N NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 95W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N E OF 87W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 97W NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW...AND NW SWELL. FROM 
09N TO 11N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.


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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED DEC 03.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 05N100W TO 09N122W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS E 
OF 81W. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 75 NM S AND 120 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 126W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 135W AND 
139W. 


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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.