000 FZPN03 KNHC 151524 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON DEC 15 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON DEC 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 17. .WARNINGS. NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 08.5N TO 12.0N E OF 94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO ...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .N OF 25N BETWEEN 117W AND 138W NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N FROM 117W TO 132W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N FROM 117W TO 139W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 30N. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC MON DEC 15. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 08N91W TO 09N100W TO 07N107W TO 09N188W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S AND 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 97W TO 108W ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK WESTWARD MOVING PERTURBATION. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 85W EAST AND NORTHEASTWARD TO THE COASTLINES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 132W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N 118W TO 16N 109W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.