000
FZPN03 KNHC 211508
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 15N TO 27N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 29N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 28N W OF 124W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 26N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 128W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10.5N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 05N79W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 28N120W TO 28N135W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN DEC 21.

NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 123W 
AND 128W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N100W TO 10N120W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 129W AND 138W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.