000 FZPN03 KNHC 200337 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT DEC 20 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT DEC 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 22. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 14N TO 25N W OF 116W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 21N E OF 116W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 27N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N OF 25N E OF 121W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 26N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SAT DEC 20. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 112W AND 116W. CONVECTION WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT 48 HOURS. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N86W TO 05N93W TO 08N110W TO 10N123W TO 08N131W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 117W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.