000
FZPN03 KNHC 280916
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 114W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 17N109W 
TO 07N120W TO 07N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
IN N SWELL N OF 26N...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 115W NE TOE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 16N106W TO 
00N123W TO LINE FROM 30N128W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT MIXED NW AND NE SWELL W 
OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 10N102W TO 00N113W TO 21N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.S OF 07N W OF 120W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST W PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ABOVE SECTION.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
S PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11.5N98W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 97W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.LOW 1009 MB NEAR 05N79W NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N E OF 
80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1009 MB NEAR 05N79W. WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 
180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 06N E OF 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 05N79W. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN DEC 28.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 08N84W TO 05N97W TO 
09112W TO 08N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
BETWEEN 180 AND 300 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 124W AND 128W.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.