000
FZPN03 KNHC 241515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N117W TO 25N120W TO 25N130W TO 28N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 26N130W TO 25N140W. 
N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 119W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 130W AND N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT W OF 130W. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SEAS ALONG 30N.
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N116W TO 25N120W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 25N 
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT E OF 128W AND N TO NE WINDS 20 KT 
W OF 128W. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT INLAND OVER MEXICO. N OF 27N E OF 
125W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE AND EXCEPT AS NOTED IN THE NEXT PARAGRAPH NW OF LINE 
FROM 27N114W TO 18N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 28N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 92W...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.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 KT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED DEC 24.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 15N127W AND 12.5N132.5W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 05N100W TO 08N110W TO 
08N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 08N111.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 
116.5W AND 122.5W.

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.