000
FZPN03 KNHC 180902
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 18 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 20

.WARNINGS.
NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 9N TO 25N W OF 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 
16 FT IN NLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 6N W OF 115W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NLY SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 105W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NLY SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 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 0900 UTC MON DEC 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 6N77W 8N85W 9N105W 7N40W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S OF THE 
AXIS FROM 114W TO 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS FROM 127W TO 135W.

FORECASTER DGS
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH