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FZPN03 KNHC 272141
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 23N110W TO 08N125W TO 
07N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL N OF 
26N...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.S OF 07N W OF 120W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
SW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
08N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W 
TO 09N95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W 
TO 08N99W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 03N E OF 84W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 06N E OF 80W S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC SAT DEC 27.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 08N128W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 
126W...AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS W OF 135W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.