000
FZPN03 KNHC 251520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N E OF 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT AND N WINDS 20 KT W OF 
130W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 123W AND 12 TO 18 FT W OF 123W IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 28N123W TO 25N130W TO 26N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 13N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST 
SEAS NORTH PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 
27N114W TO 18N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N AND N OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 15N120W 
TO 08N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST 
SEAS ALONG 27N. N OF 27N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N FROM 85.5W TO 93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.S OF 04N E OF 83W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N FROM 115W TO 125W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N W OF 120W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU DEC 25.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 13.5N138W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N105W TO 09N120W TO 
07N130W TO 06N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ FROM 79W 
TO 83.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ FROM 113W TO 118W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.