000
FZPN03 KNHC 301516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 80 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 10N100W TO 08N107W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 99W AND NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 99W. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COAST 
N WINS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N92W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 25N125W TO 10N107W 
TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 00N102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. SW OF LINE 10N140W TO 00N115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE DEC 30.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 06N105W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 15N115W TO 07N130W.

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.