000
FZPN03 KNHC 181415
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED OCT 18 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 20

.WARNINGS
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.FROM 8N TO 15N E OF 108W W WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 7N E OF 97W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 104W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 8N E OF 131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.

.S OF 9N BETWEEN 108W AND 127W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 108W AND 132W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 124W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 23N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 128W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.


.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 10N86W 13N99W 12N109W 7N130W 
7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 86W AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 97W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 111W AND 126W.

FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH