000
FZPN03 KNHC 260313
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N115W TO 19N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. N OF 26N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF LINE 26N114W TO 10N130W TO 
09N140W. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 23N110W TO 09N119W 
TO 08N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.

.S OF 06N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N FROM 86W TO 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 98W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.S OF 04N E OF 82W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 26.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...

05N77W TO 04N80W TO 09N122W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 79W TO 
82W. 

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.FORECASTER . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.